"Nantucket Odyssey" 1965 Guba, Emil F.

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GUBA, Emil F.

[438] pp.

Published by the author

1965

Second Edition

w/ island map endpapers

8 3/4" x 5 … Read more GUBA, Emil F.

[438] pp.

Published by the author

1965

Second Edition

w/ island map endpapers

8 3/4" x 5 7/8"

Excerpt from Nantucket OdysseyThe story of Nantucket and its people is the story of the growth of America, of adventure, hardship and toil, human sacrifice, and free enterprise in a friendly, unostentatious society The spirit of peace and restfulness still pervades the island, but the odor and industry of whale oil are gone. The writer was attracted to Nantucket to explore its fascinating fungous ?ora and by an organized interest there in the island's natural science. The old landmarks, the nar row streets and the old houses of weathered gray shingles prompted him to inquire into its past. He was inquisitive, but he never intended to neglect his Nantucket botany to write this patchwork quilt of episodes of the island and its former people. Nevertheless, it happened. There's a spell in Nantucket well known to bewitch, which exerts the same charm o'er the poor and the rich. See less