28110. Kittredge, Henry C., CAPE COD – Its People and Their History. Boston. 1968.
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28110. Kittredge, Henry C., CAPE COD – Its People and Their History. Boston. 1968.
28110. Kittredge, Henry C., CAPE COD – Its People and Their History. Boston. 1968. 344p. DJ. First published in 1930, this book is a detailed history of the peninsula. From the naming and settlement of every Cape town, the author moves chronologically through time, with a few backtracks to cover special topics like religion, wars, the canal, whaling and fisheries. Of utmost importance, of course, is the continuing relationship of the residents to the sea. Some of the most fascinating (and brutal and tragic) stories can be found in the “Storms, Wrecks, and Wreckers” chapter. Truly sobering is the reproduction of a map showing the location of every known shipwreck off Cape Cod just from 1880 to 1903, when 540 wrecks were reported. On the lighter side is the chapter regarding the construction of the Canal. Cutting a waterway through the Buzzard’s Bay area had been an occasional topic of conversation and speculation since 1676. Thoroughly enjoyable, fiklled with information. Clean, tight, in worn and chipped dj. (VG). $16.