A Short History of Cape Cod

by Allison, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9781889833996
• ISBN10: 1889833991
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

This concise narrative covers four colorful centuries of the key events in Cape Cod history, with over 20 personal profiles of historic figures, more than 100 black-and-white photographs, a detailed Chronology, and an Index.

Author Biography

Robert J. Allison is chairman of the history department of Suffolk University in Boston and teaches courses in American Constitutional history and the history of Boston at Harvard Extension School. He lives in South Boston and summers in Provincetown on Cape Cod.

Table of Contents

View from Long Point	p. 6
Gosnold's Hope	p. 12
They Knew They Were Pilgrims	p. 25
Then That Land Is Ours	p. 37
Cape Cod in the American Revolution	p. 49
Captains Courageous	p. 65
On Old Cape Cod	p. 83
Chronology	p. 111
Further Reading	p. 120
Acknowledgments	p. 122
Index	p. 123
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