Ocean State Libraries

"First used to gauge ever-changing weather, now viewed as American folk art, historic weathervanes have been a part of the skyline for more than three centuries. This comprehensive study of the development of the weathervane describes changes in form and function from colonial times to the present, and documents the histories of weathervane makers throughout New England"--

Peter Shandy, a botany professor and amateur detective, comes to Helen's aid when she is shanghaied by a gang of weathervane snatchers.