Tales of Nantucket

ISBN-10
0962785105
ISBN-13
9780962785108
Category
Nantucket Island (Mass.)
Pages
184
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
Wesco Publishing Company
Author
Robert F. Mooney

Description

This is the story of Nantucket from the island point of view. Some of these stories are drawn from the mainstream of history...others come from the undercurrents of the island's hidden history.

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