Herman Melville – not particularly known for his brevity – captures the paradox of Nantucket in his opus, Moby Dick, quite succinctly. He describes this tiny wisp of an island as a “mere elbow of sand” and yet a “real corner of the world”. Worldly, yet secluded. Local, yet exclusive. Nearly 150 years later, Melville’s description is still spot on.
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