Quaker Nantucket: The Religious Community Behind the Whaling Empire

by Robert J. Leach, Peter Gow

Based on original research in records long thought lost, Quaker Nantucket explores the spectacular growth of Quakerism on the Island and its equally astonishing decline amidst the collapse of the whaling industry a century later.

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996

Reviews

[G.L. Tysk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a well researched and interesting account of the Quaker history of Nantucket. The chapters on early Nantucket are especially well-written. Some later chapters seemed more of a sketchy overview.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is full of information on the religious community of Nantucky. It is well researched and annotated but not as exciting as I expected it to be.

[Flossie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apparently Starbuck is a Quaker name. Everybody in MA knows that because Moby Dick is required high school reading here. I had no idea.