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100	1		_aJohnson, Jack, _d1896-1973
245	1	0	_aStories of Cape Cod
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2025-04-20
505	0		_aBourne -- Sandwich -- Falmouth -- Mashpee -- Barnstable -- Yarmouthport -- Dennis -- Brewster -- Harwich -- Chatham -- Orleans -- Eastham -- South Wellfleet -- Admiral Nimitz -- Truro -- Pioneer trans-Atlantic steamship service -- Provincetown -- Cape Cod fishing -- Cape Cod beacon -- First glider flight in United States.
508			_aSteve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"Stories of Cape Cod" by Jack Johnson is a collection of local histories and anecdotes written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the rich tapestry of Cape Cod's towns, blending historical facts, colorful local legends, profiles of notable residents, and the region’s maritime and cultural heritage. Readers can expect engaging short narratives about individual Cape towns—including tales of key industries, famous figures, wartime events, unique personalities, and community traditions—woven into an informal, story-telling style. This work is suited for those interested in New England history, Cape Cod’s development, and American local color writing. The opening of "Stories of Cape Cod" provides a town-by-town journey across the peninsula, beginning with Bourne and continuing through Sandwich, Falmouth, Mashpee, Barnstable, Yarmouthport, Dennis, Brewster, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, South Wellfleet, and on. Each section highlights a blend of fascinating historical events (such as the vision and eventual construction of the Cape Cod Canal), origin stories and notable residents (Myles Standish, Daniel Webster, Thomas Swift, Admiral Nimitz), the origins of local industries (glass-making in Sandwich, lampblack in Dennis, shoe manufacturing in Brewster), and local color through quirky anecdotes and profiles. The early chapters balance stories of innovation, war, cultural traditions, and legendary residents, efficiently painting Cape Cod as a place of historic drama, invention, maritime adventure, and local distinctiveness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cPlymouth, Massachusetts: The Memorial Press, 1944
653			_aCape Cod (Mass.) -- History
700	1		_aSchreiber, Leo J., _d1904-1992
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75918
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