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The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket
by
Paul Schneider (Goodreads Author)
Even before the Pilgrims landed in 1620, Cape Cod and its islands promised paradise to visitors, both native and European. In Paul Schneider's sure hands, the story of this waterland created by glaciers and refined by storms and tides -- and of its varied inhabitants -- becomes an irresistible biography of a place.
Cape Cod's Great Beach, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket ar...more
Cape Cod's Great Beach, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket ar...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
June 1st 2001
by Holt Paperbacks
(first published 2000)
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As a long-time summer resident of Cape Cod, serious boater, and history buff I found this book a joy to read. Full of stories about ancient peoples and voyages of discovery, vivid descriptions of current and past Cape and Island's locales and lots of "local" history thrown in I found that The Enduring Shore read like a good novel... it was difficult to put down. I was equally impressed by the fact that Paul Schneider did much of his geographic research not from the Internet or an armchair but in...more
I may live in NJ but I was born in Massachusetts and have this enduring affinity for all things New England, and in fact, most of my family lives on Cape Cod so it's genetic. I adored Paul Schneider's "The Adirondacks" so much and while I think "Cape Cod" is great I just didn't like it quite as much as the Adirondacks book. I can't say why exactly .... I just didn't. But, there is something about writing that enables you to smell, see, and hear a place that says volumes an author, and this book...more
I have to admit I was rather enthralled by the description of this book--the back cover suggested it was the intriguing "biography of a place," the place being Cape Cod and the islands. It started out quite promisingly, by giving a detailed geological history of the area, as well as historical accounts (what few there are) of Native American & early European settlements, and how towns and communities began to develop. There is some truly fascinating information about the Pilgrims, for instan...more
An often listless and so-so history of the Cape and Islands. Sometimes Scheider talks about places in the current time---and most often during a subplot involving his efforts to kayak to various places. Sometimes he talks history, and gives enormous weight to the wreck of the whaler Essex in 1819. Having spent many years visiting the Cape and Islands I didn't find this one providing enough background or interest. It's sort of fitting that his last scene takes place in a marshy bog. I really want...more
Read while we were out east - found this history interesting.
very informative
Oct 05, 2011
Marla Glenn
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history lovers
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This is a most entertaining way to read history. Recommended for all history buffs whether they know the Cape or not.
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