Unlike other national parks a the time, the Cape Cod National Seashore was created from a combination of private, town, state, and federal lands. [This book] captures the political drama of the creation of this extraordinary seashore. Images detail an early Native American presence and the romance of whaling, shipwrecks, lighthouses, windmills, and dune shacks. -- P.[4] of cover.

Text and photographs paint a portrait of Cape Cod, exploring its communities, natural history, and seasonal changes.

Kathryn Kleekamp uses her paintings and historic photographs to accompany her text, which evokes the ambiance and nature of Cape Cod and the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

When Pres. John F. Kennedy established the Cape Cod National Seashore in 1961, it was acclaimed as the "finest victory ever recorded for the cause of conservation in New England." When erosion and overdevelopment threatened the Cape, the idea of a national seashore took hold, forever protecting this treasured place. The park preserves 44,000 acres of forest, marsh, bog, and ponds, and a 40-mile stretch from Provincetown to Chatham, which Henry David...

Here are the key events in Cape Cod history, with over twenty personal profiles of historic figures, more than 100 black-and-white photographs, a detailed chronology, and an index. There's enough detail here to fascinate the historian and enough stories to fill an enjoyable day at the beach. Discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602 and visited by the Mayflower on its way to Plymouth, Cape Cod has been the site of confrontations between Pilgrims and...