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the enduring shore a history of cape cod marthas vineyard and nantucket
even before the pilgrims landed in 1620 cape cod and its islands promised paradise to visitors both native and european . in paul schneiders sure hands the story of this waterland created by glaciers and refined by storms and tides and of its varied inhabitants becomes an irresistible biography of a place . br cape cods great beach marthas vineyard and nantucket are romantic stops on schneiders roughly chronological human and natural history . his book is a lucid and compelling collage of seaside ecology indians and colonists religion and revolution shipwrecks and hurricanes whalers and vengeful sperm whales glorious clipper ships and todays beautiful but threatened beaches . schneiders superb eye for story and detail illuminates both history and landscape . a wonderful introduction it will also appeal to the millions of people who already have warm associations with these magical places . br
paperback owl books ny 2001 isbn 0805067345
abridged n isbn 13 9780805067347 number of pages 367 publisher henry holt & co release date 62135769600000