Nantucket: Island Living

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Imagine A spot of unspoiled beaches, windswept dunes, and dramatic natural beauty. A spot free of traffic lights and blaring commercial come-ons. A spot whose wealthy historical heritage is visible all over the place―from the antiques-shop windows filled with handmade baskets and scrimshawed ivories to the spare, shingle-clad houses that coexist harmoniously with the surrounding land- and seascapes. Consider A spot designed, by man and nature, to calm down and restore you.

 

Nantucket Island is that place. Thirty miles off Cape Cod, Nantucket is both geographically isolated and―as an the world over regarded vacation resort―culturally sophisticated. Nantucketers are rightly proud of a manner of living that couples the casual comforts of small-town life with an urbane sense of glamour, taste, and style.

 

In this handsomely illustrated book, longtime Nantucket residents Leslie Linsley and Terry Pommett come up with an insider’s take a look at the on-island way of life: the restored historic homes of Nantucket town and ’Sconset village, the appealingly humble beachfront cottages that dot the island’s shoreline, and the beautifully tended gardens―formal and informal―that grace Nantucket’s private houses and public buildings. More than 200 color photos document the other attractions―panoramic views, home-grown handicrafts, seasonal celebrations ―that make Nantucket this sort of rewarding place to spend a day, a summer, or a lifetim



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