A Place Apart: A Cape Cod Reader
| Author | : Robert Finch |
| Publisher | : The Countryman Press |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2009-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781581576009 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1581576005 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Place Apart: A Cape Cod Reader by : Robert Finch
Download or read book A Place Apart: A Cape Cod Reader written by Robert Finch and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Place Apart features essays and firsthand accounts of notable experiences throughout Cape Cod, including native Wampanoag creation myths; eyewitness accounts of the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620; candid stories of early life in the Old Colony; fascinating and often-harrowing accounts of the whaling and fishing industries; and so much more. The collection includes famous passages by and about such writers as Melville, Thoreau, Helen Keller, Edmund Wilson, and Kurt Vonnegut, among others.
