Spun-Yarn: From Old Nantucket (Classic Reprint)
Book Details
Author(s)H. S. Wyer
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1331400147
ISBN-139781331400141
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Sales Rank99,999,999
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Excerpt from Spun-Yarn: From Old Nantucket
During several years past the plan of this book has slowly evolved itself in my consciousness, only recently taking definite form.
The fact that many of the books from which I have used extracts are now out of print (and others soon will be) with little probability of reprints, has seemed to emphasize the need of a volume of this character. It has been my aim to select from each such passages as best combine literary merit with historical interest and local color.
To these extracts have been added certain anecdotes and poems by various authors.
It is my belief that these selections, being thus associated, will impress readers as a series of graphic pictures of Nantucket's bygone days; of the eventful lives of her people on land and sea: of their humor and pathos - their romance.
I acknowledge my indebtedness to the Houghton, Mifflin Co. for privileges granted in "Quaint Nantucket, 'to the Loth-rop, Lee and Shepard Co. in "Whales We Caught,' and to Mrs. Arthur Macy for poem on last page.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
During several years past the plan of this book has slowly evolved itself in my consciousness, only recently taking definite form.
The fact that many of the books from which I have used extracts are now out of print (and others soon will be) with little probability of reprints, has seemed to emphasize the need of a volume of this character. It has been my aim to select from each such passages as best combine literary merit with historical interest and local color.
To these extracts have been added certain anecdotes and poems by various authors.
It is my belief that these selections, being thus associated, will impress readers as a series of graphic pictures of Nantucket's bygone days; of the eventful lives of her people on land and sea: of their humor and pathos - their romance.
I acknowledge my indebtedness to the Houghton, Mifflin Co. for privileges granted in "Quaint Nantucket, 'to the Loth-rop, Lee and Shepard Co. in "Whales We Caught,' and to Mrs. Arthur Macy for poem on last page.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
