Project Gutenberg 2025-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 173 Johnson, Jack 1896 1973 Johnson, John Sperry Schreiber, Leo J. 1904 1992 Stories of Cape Cod $aPlymouth, Massachusetts :$bThe Memorial Press, $c1944, pubdate 1945. Bourne -- 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. Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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.) 20250128033455johnson 1944 US Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Cape Cod (Mass.) -- History F001 Text Category: History - American 148310 2025-06-30T05:39:09.523457 text/html 123205 2025-04-20T13:17:53 text/html 563997 2025-06-30T05:39:14.280442 application/epub+zip 562544 2025-06-30T05:39:10.976461 application/epub+zip 356054 2025-06-30T05:39:09.994500 application/epub+zip 1128794 2025-06-30T05:39:16.659930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1103837 2025-06-30T05:39:13.495476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127553 2025-06-30T05:39:09.226476 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107729 2025-04-20T13:17:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16523 2025-06-30T05:39:16.795922 application/rdf+xml 32545 2025-06-30T05:39:10.248463 image/jpeg 4631 2025-06-30T05:39:10.119503 image/jpeg 716208 2025-06-30T05:39:09.545486 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