Story of the Island Steamers e-bog

It is solely for the purpose of preserving valuable data and interesting anecdotes in connection with the Operation of past. And present steamboats across Nantucket sound, that the writer presents this Story of the Island Steamers in book form, believing that in so doing he meets the wishes of a large number of persons, both resident and non-resident, who main tain, either by birth, lineage or association, a vital interest in the islands of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard, and their past, present and future.