The History of Nantucket: Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together with the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery; And Other Historical Facts Relative to Said Island and Its Inhabitants (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The History of Nantucket: Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together With the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery; And Other Historical Facts Relative to Said Island and Its Inhabitants IT has long been a subject of surprise to the author, that no person has written a history of Nantucket. Such a work, commencing with the settlement of the island by the English, and continued to the present day, could not fail of containing much both of: interest and ...
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Excerpt from The History of Nantucket: Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together With the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery; And Other Historical Facts Relative to Said Island and Its Inhabitants IT has long been a subject of surprise to the author, that no person has written a history of Nantucket. Such a work, commencing with the settlement of the island by the English, and continued to the present day, could not fail of containing much both of: interest and instruction. There are few places of equal magnitude, the annals of which would afford matters for a more valuable volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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