The History and Mystery of Old Cape Cod
The History and Mystery of Old Cape Cod
Old Cape Cape Cod Companion: The History and Mystery of Old Cape Cod [Kindle Edition]A multicolored canvas of Cape history and legends, Cape Cod Companion is a tapestry of tales both truthful and tall, painting this peninsula as both a magical and sometimes mysterious place. Cape authors Jack Sheedy and Jim Coogan have put together a number of award winning pieces that were originally published in the Barnstable Patriot's annual history magazine, Summerscape. The over fifty essays in this collection will appeal to anyone in love with Cape Cod and her history. Accented with two dozen photographs, the book traces Cape Cod's past from its formation over ten thousand years ago to the arrival of European explorers during the seventeenth century, witches and sea serpents of the eighteenth century, lighthouses and maritime lore of the nineteenth century, right on up to the rumrunners of the twentieth century. Readers will experience in Cape Cod Companion an enchanting journey through the peninsula's history with tales both familiar and nearly forgotten.
The History and Mystery of Old Cape Cod
