Description: History of Nantucket County, Island and Town, Including Genealogies of the First Settlers by Alexander Starbuck published by C. E. Goodspeed & Co., Boston, 1924. Hardcover. First Edition. 871 pages. Illustrated with photographs and maps. This historical publication is a massive undertaking of Nantucket county, Island, and Town histories with detailed biographical/genealogical information on the majority of the First Purchasers of Nantucket Island, and their families. Nantucket is an island about 30 miles south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts. This book is an invaluable resource for someone tracing the history of their families, as well as by professional genealogical researchers, biographers and historians seeking information about the collective history of families or the domestic life of a period in American history. Contents: History of Nantucket Geology - The Northmen - First Settlers The Discovery by The Northmen The Revolt of the Half Shares Men An order for the Settling of Martha’s Vineyard Annexed to Massachusetts The Indians The War of the Revolution The robbery of the Nantucket Bank The War of 1812 1815 to the Civil War The Civil War The whale fishery Returns of whaling voyages from 1715 The tragedies of whale fishing The churches of Nantucket The Friends’ Meetings First Congregation Church The Unitarian Church Methodist Episcopal Church The Universalist Church Protestant Episcopal Church First Baptist Church The African Baptist Church People’s Baptist Church The African Methodist Episcopal Church Second Methodist Episcopal Church Reformed Methodist Episcopal Church The Roman Catholic Church Christian Science Church The Indian Church Nantucket schools Indian and other traditions Anti-slavery Nantuckets newspapers - Land schemes Representatives in the general court Siasconset - Miscellaneous Genealogy Index Index to whaling voyages Genealogical index CONDITION: This Book is in acceptable condition. The cover is worn, torn, ripped, scuffed, and has edge wear. Binding/spine deterioration. There is a break in the binding at the Title page. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.
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Book Title: The History of Nantucket
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Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: C. E. Goodspeed & Co.
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Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
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Publication Year: 1924
Type: County and Local Histories
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1920s
Author: Alexander Starbuck (1841-1925)
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, 1st Edition, History of Nantucket, Geology - The Northmen - First Settlers, An order for the Settling of Martha’s Vineyard, Annexed to Massachusetts, The War of the Revolution, The robbery of the Nantucket Bank, The War of 1812, The Civil War, The tragedies of whale fishing, The churches of Nantucket, Anti-slavery, Nantuckets newspapers - Land schemes, Index, Index to whaling voyages, Genealogical index, Antique Maps
Genre: History, Antiquarian & Collectible, Biographies & True Stories, Historical, Genealogy and family history, Humanities & social sciences, State & Local History, Maritime history, Native American History, American History
Topic: Genealogy, Local History, Customs & Traditions, European colonization, American Revolution, American Civil War, Abolitionists, Anti-Slavery Movement, Native Americans, Wampanoag Indians, Quakers, Americana, town and county histories, ancestral records, Frontier & pioneer life, Whaling, Religion, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard, New England, United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 871
