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  Cape Cod

  Book (Empire Books)
  

  Rating (13 reviews):

  (4.4/5)

  

  Cape Cod is the ultimate desert island beach book.

  Each year, in preparation for a week's retreat to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I go in search of a book that would be perfect for a sojourn on a desert island. Of course, the Outer Banks are hardly deserted--the locals have printed up Wege's infamous photograph of a packed stretch of Coney Island with the caption "Nags Head, circa 2000 A.D."--but there we are on an island for seven days, my husband experiencing near death in the waves while I read. Sometimes we stop these pursuits and prowl the beach. Mostly we live as if we're the last two people on earth (which is easier in the off-peak season).I've learned that not every book is right for this way of life. The perfect desert island book has to celebrate the place you are in, not transport you. It should offer a tinge of society, because, after all, a human is a social animal, but it should not make you yearn achingly for what has been left behind nor should you be so repelled by it that you will... 5/5 Kevin M. - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cape Cod (Hardcover) This hardcover edition from Peninsula Press is unquestionably the best available edition of Thoreau's Cape Cod, for these reasons:1) While all other editions are based on Thoreau's journal entries from only his first three visits to the Cape, this edition includes an epilogue compiling Thoreau's notes from his fourth and final visit, in which he traveled south to Chatham and Monomoy.2) This is the only edition to translate the many, many Greek and Latin phrases Thoreau includes throughout the work, and it is also the only edition to provide illustrations, maps, and sidenotes in-text.3) This is the only indexed edition ever created.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for fans of both Cape literature and Thoreau in general. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , January 30, 1997

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  BEST EDITION AVAILABLE, BY FAR

  This hardcover edition from Peninsula Press is unquestionably the best available edition of Thoreau's Cape Cod, for these reasons:1) While all other editions are based on Thoreau's journal entries from only his first three visits to the Cape, this edition includes an epilogue compiling Thoreau's notes from his fourth and final visit, in which he traveled south to Chatham and Monomoy.2) This is the only edition to translate the many, many Greek and Latin phrases Thoreau includes throughout the work, and it is also the only edition to provide illustrations, maps, and sidenotes in-text.3) This is the only indexed edition ever created.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for fans of both Cape literature and Thoreau in general. 5/5 0, June 13, 2007

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  Leave your brain at the door.

  You will forget about the outside world when you read this; nothing but sand, wind, and water. Plus some natural history, local folklore, a few shipwreck tales. Typical Thoreau; he finds beauty, interest, detail in the wilderness. The desolate landscape will help to clear your mind. Highly recommended. 5/5 0, June 24, 1999

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  Cape Cod

  Book (Grand Central Publishing)
  

  Rating (33 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  America's beginnings

  Martin brings the plight of the Pilgrims to life. He also manages also to so us once again that these were people and not icons. While fiction, it is easy to visualize the petty argumnets and personality struggles within this group that most of us assume was a cohesive unit with a united purpose. Using his now familiar device of switching back and forth from now and then, Martin paints a living picture of the early history of the Cape. This was the last of Martin's books that I read prior to Citizen Washington. I hesitated because I thought the topic limited but I ended learning and enjoying a compelling history of a special niche in American history.Martin demonstrates an uncanny ability to tell the great stories (Annapolis - US Navy) a the small (Cape Cod) and make them breathe. 5/5 Charles Andrews (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews, September 10, 1999

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  CAPE COD.....It ain't just beaches.....

  At least not in William Martin's novel of the same name. In Martin's CAPE COD there are feuding families, long-held secrets, regional history and, tying it all together, a mystery - as well as those wondrous beaches and that natural essence of 'The Cape' (as we New Englanders know and love it) that he brings to life in this story. From the first pages of this novel, in which whales inexplicably beach themselves, Native Americans and White men clash, and the Pilgrims, noble, flawed and human as they were, suffer the awful indignities of the relentless voyage to the New World, we're off on a William Martin-style adventure. As is his BACK BAY and ANNAPOLIS, the story unfolds through the eyes of (sometimes warring - always interesting) families, and jumps back and forth in time. This enables us to feel the historical events that are going to impact on the modern-day intrigue. I have always liked this about William Martin's stories. This sense of what it was like 'then,' how... 5/5 Jayhawk (Boston, Ma. USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Cape Cod (Mass Market Paperback) At least not in William Martin's novel of the same name. In Martin's CAPE COD there are feuding families, long-held secrets, regional history and, tying it all together, a mystery - as well as those wondrous beaches and that natural essence of 'The Cape' (as we New Englanders know and love it) that he brings to life in this story. From the first pages of this novel, in which whales inexplicably beach themselves, Native Americans and White men clash, and the Pilgrims, noble, flawed and human as they were, suffer the awful indignities of the relentless voyage to the New World, we're off on a William Martin-style adventure. As is his BACK BAY and ANNAPOLIS, the story unfolds through the eyes of (sometimes warring - always interesting) families, and jumps back and forth in time. This enables us to feel the historical events that are going to impact on the modern-day intrigue. I have always liked this about William Martin's stories. This sense of what it was like 'then,' how... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , November 2, 2002

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  Superb tale of a region

  As a devout reader of Michener, Rutherford and Jakes, William Martin's Cape Cod is just as good as anything written by those authors. I judge historical novels on how well they capture the 'sense of place' of the region they focus on. I have spent summers in Cape Cod when I was very young and am currently delving into the genealogy of New England families, and for me, Cape Cod really captured the historical and present-day feelings of the land and the people extremely well. 5/5 Steve Clark - See all my reviews This review is from: Cape Cod (Mass Market Paperback) As a devout reader of Michener, Rutherford and Jakes, William Martin's Cape Cod is just as good as anything written by those authors. I judge historical novels on how well they capture the 'sense of place' of the region they focus on. I have spent summers in Cape Cod when I was very young and am currently delving into the genealogy of New England families, and for me, Cape Cod really captured the historical and present-day feelings of the land and the people extremely well. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , March 3, 1999

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  Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard (Frommer's Complete Guides)

  Book (Frommers)
  

  Rating (6 reviews):

  (3.8/5)

  

  Decent guide

  Was a decent guide for the Cape though I felt like it didn't give enough detail about "new" restaurants or the places locals love. I found better ideas and reviews online from trip planners and vacationers, 3/5 Kelly Cinelli - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Kindle Edition) Was a decent guide for the Cape though I felt like it didn't give enough detail about "new" restaurants or the places locals love. I found better ideas and reviews online from trip planners and vacationers, Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , August 9, 2012

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  Always dependable.

  I always buy a Frommer's guide, when I travel. The information & reviews are reliable. This is a great resource! 4/5 K. F. Boehme - See all my reviews, September 21, 2012

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  Great!

  Bought to research an upcoming trip / vacation and hope it helps me to create a good itinerary for it. 5/5 Jennifer Wesner - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback) Bought to research an upcoming trip / vacation and hope it helps me to create a good itinerary for it. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , April 2, 2013

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  Frommer's Cape Cod Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket)

  Book (Frommers)
  

  Rating (2 reviews):

  (5.0/5)

  

  Great for quick trip

  Used for a quick weekend trip to Cape which had never visited before. It gave me a great orientation and trip planning capability. 5/5 Emily Dickinson "Emily" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Frommer's Cape Cod Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) (Paperback) Used for a quick weekend trip to Cape which had never visited before. It gave me a great orientation and trip planning capability. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , July 29, 2011

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  great to travel the cape with !!!!

  love itJust what the doctor ordered. tells a lot about the cape cod. would tell all my friends to buy one !!!!!! 5/5 JOHN MONIZ "PHOTOGRAPHER NUT" (E.TAUNTON MA.) - See all my reviews, April 4, 2013

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  MTL Polishing Cloth Kit

  Home (CAPE COD POLISH CO., INC.)
  

  Rating (55 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  Good value for the money.

  I bought this based on customer reviews and doing some online searches for something to polish my stainless steel watch collection. This seemed to fit the bill. The entire kit comes packed in a metal can and inside you will find twelve individual polishing cloths wrapped in a plastic film and sealed (2) per plastic bag, one buffing cloth and one pair of latex gloves. The directions are on the lid of the can in English and French. The company is based in Dennis Massachusetts, which is located on Cape Cod and hence the name. The clothes are impregnated with a petroleum distillate, which is somewhat aromatic, but not unpleasant.The manufacturer claims the following on the side of the can:"Cleans the toughest jobs, polishes to a mirror shine, protects with our anti-tarnishing formula which significantly stretches time between polishes. Pleasant aroma. And finally Superior polish for Silver, Gold, Brass, copper, nickel, pewter, aluminum ans stainless steel."... 4/5 Paul D. Sullivan (Mass. USA) - See all my reviews, September 4, 2010

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  Polish your gold or stainless wristwatch case.

  Excellent for removing superficial scratches on your stainless steel or gold watch. Not designed for deep scratches - leave that to a jeweler or authorized service center... 5 stars: does what it promises to do, inexpensively. TIP: cut small pieces for each polishing job. 5/5 Guns N' Radios "Likes nice things..." (FL United States) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: MTL Polishing Cloth Kit (Kitchen) Excellent for removing superficial scratches on your stainless steel or gold watch. Not designed for deep scratches - leave that to a jeweler or authorized service center... 5 stars: does what it promises to do, inexpensively. TIP: cut small pieces for each polishing job. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , April 3, 2009

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  easy silver polish

  These cloths are a great step up from the buffer that jewelry stores give out with silver purchases. They work on most mild to medium tarnish- for deep pockets of tarnish you'll need one of the smelly pastes. I've used this on everything from jewelry to serving platters and even my grandmother uses it! 5/5 ssmith (DC) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) These cloths are a great step up from the buffer that jewelry stores give out with silver purchases. They work on most mild to medium tarnish- for deep pockets of tarnish you'll need one of the smelly pastes. I've used this on everything from jewelry to serving platters and even my grandmother uses it! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , May 1, 2009

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  No harmful chemicals, no unpleasant odors Safe for silver, gold, brass, copper, pewter

  Revolutionary anti-tarnish formula maintains shine longer

  Contains twelve 4" x 6" cloths, 1 buffing cloth, 1 pair reusable gloves

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  Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete)

  Book (Countryman Press)
  

  Rating (4 reviews):

  (4.8/5)

  

  Great Guide to the Cape

  I love this book because even for someone very familiar with Cape Cod it offers information you may not have known. Aside from being a travel guide, you can read it just for fun. I have had previous editions of this book and they do update information as it happens. I would highly recommend it as an addition to your travel library. 5/5 L. Muircroft "history buff" (Evanston, IL) - See all my reviews, November 4, 2011

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  Excellent book, full of information!

  Just returned today from Cape Cod. This book was very useful. Great lists of events, activities, restaurants, beaches, etc. Book was in excellent condition, just as the seller had described it. Wish we would have had more time to tour Cape Cod and go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket, but Hurrican Irene put a damper on a lot of our plans... not so much rain, but high winds made for very rough waters. Will definitely use this book if I get a chance to go again... 5/5 Alana Ayers "Alana Ayers" (Altoona, KS) - See all my reviews, August 30, 2011

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  A good companion

  This book was very helpful in exploring the island. The day trips are well outlined and if you follow them you'll have a good snapshot of the area. Descriptions were spot on and well done. 4/5 Cecilia M. Bottrell - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Ninth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) (Paperback) This book was very helpful in exploring the island. The day trips are well outlined and if you follow them you'll have a good snapshot of the area. Descriptions were spot on and well done. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , January 6, 2013

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  Cape Cod Stories (Classic Reprint)

  Book (Forgotten Books)
  

  Rating (6 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  Delightful!

  I found this collection of related short stories to be absolutely delightful. I lost count of the number of times I burst into laughter while reading the language, and the antics of these characters. It's a quick read, and will leave you wishing there were more. Never heard of Joseph Lincoln? I hadn't either. Give it a try on your Kindle. You can't beat FREE!!!! Thank you Amazon. 5/5 Charles Edwards (Frankfort, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews, May 10, 2010

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  Good short stories

  thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the stories,good book and its free..........read it on my Kindle 4/5 annie laurie "cornhusker" (nebraska) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cape Cod Stories (Kindle Edition) thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the stories,good book and its free..........read it on my Kindle Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , October 25, 2009

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  Funny and Enjoyable

  I own an old hardcover of this book,and am thrilled to have it for my Kindle. The book is almost 100 years old, but the stories are delightful. Written in the style of the day, and location, I found the stories humorous and extremely enjoyable.Lincoln wrote using the dialect of the area, making the stories even more enjoyable. The first story had me chuckling right away, and I know you will enjoy the rest of them as well.Cape Cod Stories was written my Joseph Crosby Lincoln (1870 - 1944) and is an uncopyrighted, public domain book. 4/5 Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott "Unruly Guides eBook P... (Oregon) - See all my reviews, December 27, 2010

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  Cape Cod

  eBooks (Grand Central Publishing)
  

  Rating (33 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  America's beginnings

  Martin brings the plight of the Pilgrims to life. He also manages also to so us once again that these were people and not icons. While fiction, it is easy to visualize the petty argumnets and personality struggles within this group that most of us assume was a cohesive unit with a united purpose. Using his now familiar device of switching back and forth from now and then, Martin paints a living picture of the early history of the Cape. This was the last of Martin's books that I read prior to Citizen Washington. I hesitated because I thought the topic limited but I ended learning and enjoying a compelling history of a special niche in American history.Martin demonstrates an uncanny ability to tell the great stories (Annapolis - US Navy) a the small (Cape Cod) and make them breathe. 5/5 Charles Andrews (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews, September 10, 1999

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  CAPE COD.....It ain't just beaches.....

  At least not in William Martin's novel of the same name. In Martin's CAPE COD there are feuding families, long-held secrets, regional history and, tying it all together, a mystery - as well as those wondrous beaches and that natural essence of 'The Cape' (as we New Englanders know and love it) that he brings to life in this story. From the first pages of this novel, in which whales inexplicably beach themselves, Native Americans and White men clash, and the Pilgrims, noble, flawed and human as they were, suffer the awful indignities of the relentless voyage to the New World, we're off on a William Martin-style adventure. As is his BACK BAY and ANNAPOLIS, the story unfolds through the eyes of (sometimes warring - always interesting) families, and jumps back and forth in time. This enables us to feel the historical events that are going to impact on the modern-day intrigue. I have always liked this about William Martin's stories. This sense of what it was like 'then,' how... 5/5 Jayhawk (Boston, Ma. USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Cape Cod (Mass Market Paperback) At least not in William Martin's novel of the same name. In Martin's CAPE COD there are feuding families, long-held secrets, regional history and, tying it all together, a mystery - as well as those wondrous beaches and that natural essence of 'The Cape' (as we New Englanders know and love it) that he brings to life in this story. From the first pages of this novel, in which whales inexplicably beach themselves, Native Americans and White men clash, and the Pilgrims, noble, flawed and human as they were, suffer the awful indignities of the relentless voyage to the New World, we're off on a William Martin-style adventure. As is his BACK BAY and ANNAPOLIS, the story unfolds through the eyes of (sometimes warring - always interesting) families, and jumps back and forth in time. This enables us to feel the historical events that are going to impact on the modern-day intrigue. I have always liked this about William Martin's stories. This sense of what it was like 'then,' how... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , November 2, 2002

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  Superb tale of a region

  As a devout reader of Michener, Rutherford and Jakes, William Martin's Cape Cod is just as good as anything written by those authors. I judge historical novels on how well they capture the 'sense of place' of the region they focus on. I have spent summers in Cape Cod when I was very young and am currently delving into the genealogy of New England families, and for me, Cape Cod really captured the historical and present-day feelings of the land and the people extremely well. 5/5 Steve Clark - See all my reviews This review is from: Cape Cod (Mass Market Paperback) As a devout reader of Michener, Rutherford and Jakes, William Martin's Cape Cod is just as good as anything written by those authors. I judge historical novels on how well they capture the 'sense of place' of the region they focus on. I have spent summers in Cape Cod when I was very young and am currently delving into the genealogy of New England families, and for me, Cape Cod really captured the historical and present-day feelings of the land and the people extremely well. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , March 3, 1999

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  The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod

  Book (Holt Paperbacks)
  

  Rating (41 reviews):

  (4.7/5)

  

  An American classic

  The Outermost House is a classic, not just of natural history literature, but of American literature. If you love the outdoors, or the sea, or prose that flows like poetry, you should keep this small book always nearby. The harried introvert will especially appreciate it: reading even a page or two will transport you to a quiet place where the wind through the dune grass is the only sound that strikes your ear.In addition to being a great writer, Beston is an acute observer biological phenomena, and not a bad theorist either. His discourse on the relationship other animals bear to us ("They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations...") does more to unlink the Great Chain of Being than any philosophical essay. And Beston's influence has been wide-ranging, not only among natural history writers, but among writers in general: unless I am mistaken, The Outermost House is one of the sources for the "Dry Salvages" section of T.S. Eliot's Four... 5/5 R. J. O'Hara - See all my reviews, October 6, 2000

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  A wonderful & relaxing book

  The Outermost House is one of my favorite books. Henry Beston has a wonderful writing style that produces vivid images of his year spent living in a small house on the dunes of the beach on Cape Cod in 1926. We see through his eyes a year of seasons passing, birds in migration, storms, shipwrecks, and peaceful solitude. I've read this book several times. Beston's imagery is excellent, making it easy to picture the Cape Cod setting, see what he saw, walk where he walked, and at the same time feel the sea breeze on your face and relax.Another tribute to this book is that you can literally open it to any page, any paragraph and find fresh and descriptive writing. Here, I'll pick a truely random page now:"...Streaming over the dunes, the storm howled on west over the moors. The islands of the marsh were brownish black, the channels leaden and whipped up by the wind; and along the shores of the desolate islands, channel waves broke angrily, chiding, tossing... 5/5 Dave (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod (Paperback) The Outermost House is one of my favorite books. Henry Beston has a wonderful writing style that produces vivid images of his year spent living in a small house on the dunes of the beach on Cape Cod in 1926. We see through his eyes a year of seasons passing, birds in migration, storms, shipwrecks, and peaceful solitude. I've read this book several times. Beston's imagery is excellent, making it easy to picture the Cape Cod setting, see what he saw, walk where he walked, and at the same time feel the sea breeze on your face and relax.Another tribute to this book is that you can literally open it to any page, any paragraph and find fresh and descriptive writing. Here, I'll pick a truely random page now:"...Streaming over the dunes, the storm howled on west over the moors. The islands of the marsh were brownish black, the channels leaden and whipped up by the wind; and along the shores of the desolate islands, channel waves broke angrily, chiding, tossing... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , February 8, 2000

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  Thoreau meets Proust on Cape Cod.

  I had never heard of Henry Beston until a friend lent me--or, more accurately, pressed on me--his copy of The Outermost House. After reading this book, I understand his sense of urgency: this is a work of unique and lasting beauty, surely one of the greatest nature books ever written. In detailing his year in his cottage at Eastham Beach (now Coast Guard Beach) on the Atlantic side of Cape Cod, Beston combines a Thoreauvian zeal for nature and the examined life with a Proustian ability to record exactly the sight, sound, feel and scent of the world around him. Page after page is filled with unforgettable passages; his descriptions of the markings and songs of the shore birds alone are enough to move you to tears. His story of the plight of a doe caught in an icy flood is almost as suspenseful as a Hitchcock movie; his tribute to the courage of the Coast Guard "surfmen" who rescue shipwrecked sailors is particularly resonant to us who--after Sept. 11, 2001--have learned... 5/5 Miles D. Moore (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews, February 9, 2002

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  Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic

  Book (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  

  Rating (4 reviews):

  (4.0/5)

  

  Cape Cod illustrated

  The photography of Cape Cod in this beautiful volume is spectacular. Worth it for that alone. Of course, Thoreau is a great writer too. 5/5 Sylvia Sabin "sylbard" (Sherburne, NY, US) - See all my reviews, September 3, 2010

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  summer1

  Cape Cod is an American Classic and amazing illustrations of the scenery that inspired. Scot has brought glory to the great author, Henry David Thoreau. 5/5 Sheri F. Yates - See all my reviews This review is from: Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic (Hardcover) Cape Cod is an American Classic and amazing illustrations of the scenery that inspired. Scot has brought glory to the great author, Henry David Thoreau. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , August 15, 2010

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  Cape Cod Illustrated

  The book itself is nice but there was a wide black pen mark on the top side of the book (pages), like a seconds. Beautiful pictures. 3/5 Eric - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic (Hardcover) The book itself is nice but there was a wide black pen mark on the top side of the book (pages), like a seconds. Beautiful pictures. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , March 21, 2013

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  List Price: $35.00
  

  ISBN13: 9780618758456

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