21276. Brigham, Albert Perry. CAPE COD AND THE OLD COLONY. New York And London, 1920
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21276. Brigham, Albert Perry. CAPE COD AND THE OLD COLONY. New York And London, 1920
21276. Brigham, Albert Perry. CAPE COD AND THE OLD COLONY. New York And London, 1920. 284p. With 35 Illustrations and Maps. ‘The story of the old colony shores and outposts of Cape Cod. A difficult to find work looks at the old Cape Cod in abroad view, touching on the physical features and relates them to the life that evolved in the area. The men of the area were bred to the sea, which has touched the lives of all who ventured there. Chapters include The Pilgrims Around the Bay, Old Colony Names and Towns, Harvest of the Waters, Roads and Waterways, Three Centuries of Population, The Environment of the Sea. Illustrations include Monument at Provincetown, Clark’s Island from Saquish, Leyden Street Plymouth 1622, Standish House Duxbury, Triangle Pond in a Kettle Hole Sandwich, Glacial Boulder on Clark’s Island, Clay Ponds Truro, Cliffs and Beach of Manomet, Dunes of Sandy Neck, A Provincetown Alley, Plymouth, Rendezvous Lane in Barnstable Village, Plymouth Across Shiverick Pond, Chatham About Mill Pond, Great Marshes in Barnstable, Handpicking of Cranberries, The Cranberry Harvest, Ancient Mill at Hyannis, Provincetown Docks with tide out, Fishing Strand Chatham, Cliffs at Highland Light, Highland Lighthouse, The Canal, Quisset Harbor. As you would suspect, the life-saving and lighthouse personnel, shipwrecks and wreckers played an important role in the life on the outer cape. Worthwhile reading. Clean, tight, cover nicely gilt embossed, spine with only light wear some soil. (VG). $39.