| Cape Cod Contributor(s): Thoreau, Henry D. (Author), Johnson, Clifton (Illustrator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1417917784 ISBN-13: 9781417917785 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: 1908. A minor work by Thoreau, Cape Cod illustrates the qualities that define his greatest works: his clarity and ease of style, and his concreteness as a naturalist and observer of nature and society. Compiled from magazine articles published in the 1850s after his death, these chapters detail several short trips he made to Cape Cod between 1849 and 1855. Contents: The Shipwreck; Stagecoach Views; The Plains of Nauset; The Beach; The Wellfleet Oysterman; The Beach Again; Across the Cape; The Highland Light; The Sea and the Desert; and Provincetown. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 917.449 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |