726b. Coffin, Edward Wayman. NANTUCKET ’S FORGOTTEN ISLAND – MUSKEGET. (self) 1996.
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726b. Coffin, Edward Wayman. NANTUCKET ’S FORGOTTEN ISLAND – MUSKEGET. (self) 1996.
726b. Coffin, Edward Wayman. NANTUCKET ’S FORGOTTEN ISLAND – MUSKEGET. [self published] 1996. 114p. Soft wraps. Autographed by author. Lying northeast of Nantucket , just eight miles from Martha’s Vineyard , Muskeget is a low bleak island, ringed with sandy shoals and often entrapped by foul weather. Often ice bound in winter with high tides, Muskeget was the scene of many shipwrecks through the years. Its population consisted of the men of the Life-Saving Station with only seasonal increases by the local Island Club gunners taking advantage of the prolific fowl population. This unusual book is written from the point of view of an islander and a surfman (the author’s father served on the island as a surfman). The book relates many interesting tales formerly untold – fully 60% of the book tells of the surfmen and their daily lives, with interesting comments on the life and recreation of the seasonal population. Also included are many rare photographs from private collections. Privately published in a very limited quantity (only 490 printed, nearly impossible to find now.) (VG+). $56.