On This Day in Nantucket History
Download or Read eBook On This Day in Nantucket History PDF written by Amy Jenness and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Amy Jenness |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2014-10-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781625851598 |
ISBN-13 | : 1625851596 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On This Day in Nantucket History by : Amy Jenness
Book excerpt: 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.