Book Description
Entire art and craft of whaling is depicted, from views of the galley and the sight of a whale breaching, to examples of scrimshaw art and a version of a "Nantucket sleigh ride." 64 plates.
Author : Gordon Grant
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2013-01-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0486147231
Entire art and craft of whaling is depicted, from views of the galley and the sight of a whale breaching, to examples of scrimshaw art and a version of a "Nantucket sleigh ride." 64 plates.
Author : Rachel Field
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Nantucket (Mass.)
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Author : Jean Miller
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780964721104
Author : Frank Morral & Barbara Ann White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 1626197059
Discover the story behind the Nantucket Civil War Monument, King Alcohol and more in Hidden History of Nantucket. The celebrated history of Nantucket's great whaling days often overshadows the fascinating changes that took place in the years following. Learn about some named on the Civil War Monument, some left off and some who may not belong. Meet the Cold Water Army of seven hundred schoolchildren who paraded against King Alcohol in hopes that the island would become a temperance oasis. Little remains of the bathing pavilion and water slide of the long-lost town of Coatue that once had big plans for expansion. With surprising facts and captivating tales, authors Frank Morral and Barbara Ann White explore these and other lost accounts of the faraway island.
Author : Louis Becke
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 24,89 MB
Release : 1913
Category :
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Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 5135 pages
File Size : 37,17 MB
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1351765205
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.
Author : Rachel Field
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 38,62 MB
Release : 1927
Category :
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Author : William Francis Macy
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Americanisms
ISBN :
Author : William Ernest Henley
Publisher :
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 1896
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : R. Bruce Macdonald
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 20,29 MB
Release : 2022-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1550179802
The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: an encyclopedia of all superstitions maritime and marine, learn your A-B-Seas of sailors’ guiding magic and mythos—and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and strife. Ever wondered why the skipper gave you a hairy eyeball when you stepped aboard the ship with your left foot? Or why a brolly or a bumbershoot—for the newly seasoned sailor, an umbrella—will bring trouble aboard? Find out all this and more in The Book of Sailors' Superstitions, the never-seen-before collection of maritime superstitions ranging from the East Coast to the Great Lakes of Canada, the Inuit to the First Nations Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. From A: why killing an albatross is bad luck, but seeing one is good luck—to B: why bananas are so feared that some sailors only refer to them as “that curved yellow fruit”—to C: clapping aboard a ship will bring thunder—you’ll be fluent in sailing superstitions in no time! From sailor and author R. Bruce Macdonald—who swears he didn’t know not to stir his tea with a knife—comes an indispensable guide to the ways in which we ward off bad luck at sea and attempt to keep ourselves safe by shaping fate through signs and symbols. The original “marine insurance” for sailors, superstitions offered a semblance of control amidst a dangerous and volatile life aboard, at the mercy of the weather, the crew, the ship—even pirates. Ultimately, this encyclopedia reveals that superstitions have always been with us to comfort, to charm and to ease fears. Learn them all as you sail the high seas!