Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 Fiction_Gift_Guide for the first time

for the first time

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and many other beloved classics—was also an accomplished poet

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This Penguin Classics deluxe edition features a specially designed cover by Frank Miller along with french claps and deckle-edged paper

Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 Fiction_Gift_Guide for the first timeA book about a tiny island with a huge history, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye. For everyone who loves Nantucket Island this is the indispensable book. Russell Baker In his first book of history, Nathaniel Philbrick reveals the people and the stories behind what was once the whaling capital of the world. Beyond its charm, quaint local traditions, and whaling yarns, Philbrick explores the