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"A man may stand there and put all America behind him."Wishing to get a better view of the ocean, Thoreau made three walking trips across the Cape beaches between October of 1849 July of 1855. He met local fishermen, wreckers, lighthouse keepers and other native Cape Codders. He watched ships wrecked by storms, stayed a night at the Highland Light, and engaged a Wellfleet oysterman in long conversation about daily life amid the sands of Cape Cod.He related stories of these encounters, as well as of the shipwrecks and the natural history of the Cape, in a series of lectures around New England. His sister Sophia, aided by his friend Channing, edited and published them as Cape Cod after his death. These tales of the Cape are balanced between the uncontrollable energy of the Atlantic Ocean and the fragile beauty of the landscape.
| ISBN-13 | 9781732762657 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1732762651 |
| Weight | 0.61 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.42 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $9.50 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 184 pages |
| Publisher | Parnassus Book Service |
| Published On | 2021-04-30 |
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Print on demand Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 184 p. Cape Cod Classics, 1. Intended for a ju...
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