Cape Cod

Cape Cod is a book written by the famous American author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. The book is a collection of essays that Thoreau wrote about his travels to Cape Cod, a peninsula located in Massachusetts. In the book, Thoreau describes his observations of the landscape, wildlife, and people he encountered during his trips. He also reflects on the history and culture of the region, as well as his own experiences and thoughts. Thoreau's writing in Cape Cod is known for its poetic and philosophical style, as well as its detailed and vivid descriptions of the natural world. The book is considered a classic in American literature and a valuable record of Cape Cod's history and ecology.1908. A minor work by Thoreau, Cape Cod illustrates the qualities that define his greatest works: his clarity and ease of style, and his concreteness as a naturalist and observer of nature and society. Compiled from magazine articles published in the 1850s after his death, these chapters detail several short trips he made to Cape Cod between 1849 and 1855. Contents: The Shipwreck; Stagecoach Views; The Plains of Nauset; The Beach; The Wellfleet Oysterman; The Beach Again; Across the Cape; The Highland Light; The Sea and the Desert; and Provincetown. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.