| A Place Apart Contributor(s): Finch, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0881508594 ISBN-13: 9780881508598 Publisher: Countryman Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: A Place Apart features essays and firsthand accounts of notable experiences throughout Cape Cod, including native Wampanoag creation myths; eyewitness accounts of the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620; candid stories of early life in the Old Colony; fascinating and often-harrowing accounts of the whaling and fishing industries; and so much more. The collection includes famous passages by and about such writers as Melville, Thoreau, Helen Keller, Edmund Wilson, and Kurt Vonnegut, among others.
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.15 lbs) 464 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The collection includes famous passages by and about such writers as Melville, Thoreau, Helen Keller, Edmund Wilson, and Kurt Vonnegut, among others. |
Contributor Bio(s): Finch, Robert: - Robert Finch has lived on Cape Cod for forty years, currently in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He is the author of seven collections of essays, most recently of his radio scripts for his weekly commentary, "A Cape Cod Notebook," on the Cape and Islands NPR Station, WCAI. |