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Excerpt from The Story of Old Nantucket: A Brief History of the Island and Its People From Its Discovery Down to the Present Day
With this preliminary introduction to our ancestors - the only excuse for which is a theory of the writer, who claims descent from nearly if not quite all of them, that this point of View, though hinted at by oth er writers, has hardly been sufficiently emphasized even yet - and with the announcement of an honest and sin cere purpose to deal with our forbears with all the fore bearance to which they are entitled - and no more - the story begins.
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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.
With this preliminary introduction to our ancestors - the only excuse for which is a theory of the writer, who claims descent from nearly if not quite all of them, that this point of View, though hinted at by oth er writers, has hardly been sufficiently emphasized even yet - and with the announcement of an honest and sin cere purpose to deal with our forbears with all the fore bearance to which they are entitled - and no more - the story begins.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William F. Macy
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265170915
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 136
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William F. Macy
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331828228
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 138
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