This book is an anecdotal history of Cape Cod and its residents from colonial times to the present. For the curious as well as the student of Cape Cod history, Reflections of Cape Cod's interesting facts and anecdotes are entertaining and educational. From cranberries to cemeteries, from economics to elixirs, Reflections of Cape Cod is an historical "off the beaten path" journey.

Over 200 stunning color photos provide a unique perspective on life in and around Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The author/photographer presents vistas and places beyond well-known tourist attractions, boats, and lobster buoys to provide a more expansive look of Cape Cod. Enjoy colorful tours of Provincetown, Wellfleet, Provincelands, Nantucket, Orleans, Martha's Vineyard, Brewster, Eastham, Chatham, Harwich, Falmouth, Sandwich, Dennis, and Barnstable; scenic beaches at Cape Cod National Seashore, Dionis, Nauset, Red River, Lighthouse, and Outer Beach, with wildlife refuges, regional wildlife, harbors, lighthouses, lobster shacks, architectural gems, and much more. Everyone who loves life along the seashore will treasure this book

The poems and essays in Near the Wind reflect the physical beauty of "the gentle dunes, pitch pines, scrub oaks, and cranberry bogs of Cape Cod" and, equally important, explore the emotional and psychological impacts of this special place on the people who experience its unique environment and who feel its reflection in their individual psyches as well in their interpersonal relationships.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Cape Cod" by Henry David Thoreau. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.