Nantucket (Images of America) - Softcover

Grieder, James Everett; Charnes, Georgen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738591556 ISBN 13: 9780738591551

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2012

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Reseña del editor:

Nantucket, a Wampanoag word meaning "far-away island," was

first settled by Europeans in 1659. The earliest settlers, known as

the "Proprietors," envisioned a community of farmers and shepherds,

but the island found its fortune as a preeminent whaling port in the

late 18th and early 19th centuries. During its time under Quaker

influence, Nantucket was a cosmopolitan and dynamic place; radical

new ideas, like abolitionism and women's rights, found fertile ground

in the Quakers' firm belief in equality. As the entrance to the harbor

became impassible, Nantucket lost its whaling focus and experienced a

general economic decline. Ironically, this downturn and the resulting

absence of new building, along with modern cultural change, became

the springboard for its later revival. Nantucket was transformed into a

tourist destination, an artist colony, and a summer home to the wealthy

and famous, with a rich maritime heritage and a proud tradition of

historic preservation.

Biografía del autor:

Nantucket native James Everett Grieder has always had a deep interest in the island's history. His efforts with the Nantucket Historic District Commission have allowed him to put his passion to work protecting the historic fabric of this special place. Georgen Charnes is the manuscript and photograph archivist at the Nantucket Historica

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• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0738591556
• ISBN 13: 9780738591551
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 127