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The House on Nauset Marsh: A Cape Cod Memoir
Dr. Wyman Richardson lived the life of a busy, and distinguished, physician, practicing in Boston and teaching at the Harvard Medical School, but here is recorded his other lifethe one closest to his heart. Cape Cod, and, more specifically, his humble farmhouse on Nauset Marsh, was his refuge. First published in 1947, The House on Nauset Marsh presaged later authors who di...more
Paperback, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition, 224 pages
Published
July 11th 2005
by Countryman Press
(first published 1947)
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May 05, 2008
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nature lovers, Cape Cod lovers, animal lovers
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This is a book I can pick up and start to read and it's like coming home. It is a memior of sorts about the times of one Wyman Richardson and his time spent on Cape Cod, mostly in the house on Nauset Marsh.
It was published in 1947, a simpler time when cooking on a wood stove was a daily occurance, crabbing was an event and a long canoe trip "around the horn" was a wonderful excursion. Wyman Richardson was a physician at Harvard and the Cape was his refuge. Although it was away from the school of...more
It was published in 1947, a simpler time when cooking on a wood stove was a daily occurance, crabbing was an event and a long canoe trip "around the horn" was a wonderful excursion. Wyman Richardson was a physician at Harvard and the Cape was his refuge. Although it was away from the school of...more
I read this book at Cape Cod during a summer vacation. It was a good example of literature from someone living in the moment. Through his connection to nature he describes nature's cycles and his interaction with the birds, fish, ocean, and marsh.
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Richardson was a medical doctor, and also wrote essays for Atlantic Monthly.
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