Edition: 1995 Reprint  Binding: Hard Cover  Publisher: Mill Hill Press (Nantucket)   Published: 1834  Condition: Very Good with Mint DJ. Book itself is in near mint condition but has some notes and highlighting on several of the pages therefore it is better classified as VG  Summary: For anyone interested in Nantucket Island and American Whaling, Miriam Coffin, or the Whale-Fisherman is a must book.  First published in 1884 and out-of-print for decades, this historical novel tells the story of Miriam Coffin: a strong independent Nantucket woman who builds a vast fortune only to lose it all in the dark days of the American Revolution.  Quick-paced, often funny, and full of adventure, the novel was a run-away best-seller in its day and introduced the American public to Nantucket Island, capital of a world-wide whaling empire.

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