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Cape Cod chronicles Henry David Thoreau's journey of discovery along this evocative stretch of Massachusetts coastline, during which time he came to understand the complex relationship between the sea and the shore. He spent his nights in lighthouses, in fishing huts, and on isolated farms. He passed his days wandering the beaches, where he observed the wide variety of life, and death, offered up by the ocean. Through these observations, Thoreau discovered that the only way to truly know the sea - its depth, its wildness, and the natural life it contained - was to study it from the shore. Like his most famous work, Walden, Cape Cod is full of Thoreau's unique perceptions and precise descriptions. But it is also full of his own joy and wonder at having stumbled across a new frontier so close to home, where a man may stand and "put all America behind him."
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781473335639 |
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Publisher: | Thousand Fields |
Publication date: | 11/29/2016 |
Pages: | 246 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d) |
About the Author
Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, Walden.
Date of Birth:
July 12, 1817Date of Death:
May 6, 1862Place of Birth:
Concord, MassachusettsPlace of Death:
Concord, MassachusettsEducation:
Concord Academy, 1828-33); Harvard University, 1837Table of Contents
I | The Shipwreck | 3 |
II | Stage-Coach Views | 21 |
III | The Plains of Nauset | 35 |
IV | The Beach | 65 |
V | The Wellfleet Oysterman | 91 |
VI | The Beach Again | 117 |
VII | Across the Cape | 149 |
VIII | The Highland Light | 174 |
IX | The Sea and the Desert | 205 |
X | Provincetown | 247 |
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