Cape Cod

By:

Henry David Thoreau

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Writings of Henry D.Thoreau

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This new paperback edition of Henry D. Thoreau's compelling account of Cape Cod contains the complete, definitive text of the original. Introduced by American poet and literary critic Robert Pinsky - himself a resident of Cape Cod - this volume contains some of Thoreau's most beautiful writings. In the plants, animals, topography, weather, and people of Cape Cod, Thoreau finds "another world." Encounters with the ocean dominate this book, from the fatal shipwreck of the opening chapter to his later reflections on the Pilgrims' landing and reconnaissance. Along the way, Thoreau relates the experiences of fishermen and oystermen, farmers and salvagers, lighthouse-keepers and ship captains, as well as his own intense confrontations with the sea as he travels the land's outermost margins. Chronicles of exploration, settlement, and survival on the Cape lead Thoreau to reconceive the history of New England - and to recognize the parochialism of history itself.

Author Biography:

Robert Pinsky is Professor of English at Boston University and an editor of the weekly online magazine Slate. He is the author of many books of poetry and literary criticism. He served two terms as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1997-2000.

Release date NZ

June 13th, 2004

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributors

Edited by Joseph J. Moldenhauer
Introduction by Robert Pinsky

Edition

Revised edition

Pages

264

Series

Writings of Henry D.Thoreau

Dimensions

127x203x14

ISBN-13

9780691118420

Product ID

2406565

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