On This Day in Nantucket History
Title | On This Day in Nantucket History PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Jenness |
Publisher | History Press Library Editions |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2014-10-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781540211071 |
Nantucket is much more than beautiful beaches and sailboats. One day at a time, author Amy Jenness offers up quirky and fascinating stories of the people and events that shaped this remote island. On August 11, 1841, Frederick Douglass made his first antislavery speech at the Nantucket Atheneum. The Great Fire of July 13, 1846, devastated the island, forcing residents to rebuild what they lost. On December 5, 1981, a nor'easter stranded nearly two thousand visitors and forced seventeen pilot whales to come ashore. Read a story a day or month at a time. Celebrate an entire year of Nantucket history.
On This Day in Nantucket History
Title | On This Day in Nantucket History PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Jenness |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 2014-10-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625851596 |
Nantucket is much more than beautiful beaches and sailboats. One day at a time, author Amy Jenness offers up quirky and fascinating stories of the people and events that shaped this remote island. On August 11, 1841, Frederick Douglass made his first antislavery speech at the Nantucket Atheneum. The Great Fire of July 13, 1846, devastated the island, forcing residents to rebuild what they lost. On December 5, 1981, a nor'easter stranded nearly two thousand visitors and forced seventeen pilot whales to come ashore. Read a story a day or month at a time. Celebrate an entire year of Nantucket history.
Hidden History of Nantucket
Title | Hidden History of Nantucket PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Morral & Barbara Ann White |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1626197059 |
Discover the story behind the Nantucket Civil War Monument, King Alcohol and more in Hidden History of Nantucket. The celebrated history of Nantucket's great whaling days often overshadows the fascinating changes that took place in the years following. Learn about some named on the Civil War Monument, some left off and some who may not belong. Meet the Cold Water Army of seven hundred schoolchildren who paraded against King Alcohol in hopes that the island would become a temperance oasis. Little remains of the bathing pavilion and water slide of the long-lost town of Coatue that once had big plans for expansion. With surprising facts and captivating tales, authors Frank Morral and Barbara Ann White explore these and other lost accounts of the faraway island.
The Story of Old Nantucket; a Brief History of the Island and Its People from Its Discovery Down to the Present Day
Title | The Story of Old Nantucket; a Brief History of the Island and Its People from Its Discovery Down to the Present Day PDF eBook |
Author | William Francis Macy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Nantucket (Mass.) |
ISBN |
The Story of Old Nantucket
Title | The Story of Old Nantucket PDF eBook |
Author | William F. Macy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2015-07-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781331828228 |
Excerpt from The Story of Old Nantucket: A Brief History of the Island and Its People From Its Discovery Down to the Present Day About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
The History of Nantucket
Title | The History of Nantucket PDF eBook |
Author | Obed Macy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1835 |
Genre | Nantucket (Mass.) |
ISBN |
Hidden History of Nantucket
Title | Hidden History of Nantucket PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Morral |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625852355 |
The celebrated history of Nantucket's great whaling days often overshadows the fascinating changes that took place in the years following. Discover the story behind the Nantucket Civil War Monument--and learn about some named on it, some left off and some who may not belong. Meet the Cold Water Army of seven hundred schoolchildren who paraded against King Alcohol in hopes that the island would become a temperance oasis. Little remains of the bathing pavilion and water slide of the long-lost town of Coatue that once had big plans for expansion. With surprising facts and captivating tales, authors Frank Morral and Barbara Ann White explore these and other lost accounts of the faraway island.