Lecture with Fran Kartunnen on Nancy Gardner Prince | Another Daughter of Nantucket

The Adventures of Nancy Gardner Prince Written by Herself

The Nantucket Historical Association has published a new book about the daughter of a Black Nantucket seaman who wrote her autobiography in 1850. An original first edition is one of the treasures of the Nantucket Atheneum. Full of sea travels to distant lands, it has now been adapted for young adult readers as The Adventures of Nancy Gardner Prince, Written by Herself.  Dr. Karttunen will show and tell how the book was created by herself and illustrator John Walsh. Purchase the book here!