Project Gutenberg 2022-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 186 Fitzgerald, Michael 1859 1925 12023707 1812: A tale of Cape Cod $aUnited States :$bC. W. Swift,$c1912. Steve Mattern, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "1812: A Tale of Cape Cod" by Michael Fitzgerald is a historical fiction work written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds during the tumultuous period of the War of 1812, focusing on the struggles of the Cape Cod residents as they contend with the British blockade and the impacts of war on their seafaring community. The story particularly highlights characters like Winslow Knowles and Matthew Mayo, who navigate the challenges posed by the enemy while maintaining their resilience and fortitude. The beginning of the book sets the stage by depicting the stark realities faced by the inhabitants of Cape Cod as British ships threaten their livelihoods and communities. It introduces Winslow Knowles and Matthew Mayo as they set out in a whaleboat on a risky journey to deliver goods to Eastham. Their venture quickly turns perilous when they fall victim to a British trap, leading to their capture and subsequent imprisonment aboard the British frigate "Spencer." As their situation develops, the narrative hints at rising tensions between personal loyalty and the broader conflict, weaving in themes of patriotism and survival against daunting odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435067912071 20220523135158fitzgerald 1912 US Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 216597 2025-07-27T11:13:22.911563 text/html 191785 2024-10-19T01:55:24 text/html 680421 2025-07-27T11:13:27.702543 application/epub+zip 678775 2025-07-27T11:13:24.168558 application/epub+zip 420921 2025-07-27T11:13:23.435579 application/epub+zip 1619351 2025-07-27T11:13:30.570523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1371233 2025-07-27T11:13:27.142571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197006 2025-07-27T11:13:22.240587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177037 2024-10-19T01:55:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15979 2025-07-27T11:13:30.864522 application/rdf+xml 22151 2025-07-27T11:13:23.643548 image/jpeg 2025 2025-07-27T11:13:23.537556 image/jpeg 1363759 2025-07-27T11:13:22.953619 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog