{"product_id":"cape-cod","title":"Cape Cod","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond the sand cliffs, the Atlantic turns a walk along the shore into an encounter with wilderness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Cape Cod, Henry David Thoreau walks the outer shore of Massachusetts with the poet Ellery Channing. Their journey begins with the wreckage of a ship at Cohasset. From there, crowded coach rides and long stretches of beach bring them close to the sea and the people who live beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoreau seeks more than a pleasant view. He listens to an old oysterman, stays at Highland Light, and follows the Great Beach between sand cliffs and surf. Records of explorers and Pilgrims draw him into the Cape’s past. Grief, dry humor, and wonder share the page as he studies a landscape others dismiss as dull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA wild outer shore\u003c\/strong\u003e – Walk the Great Beach, where sand cliffs face the long reach of Atlantic surf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompany along the way\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the Wellfleet oysterman whose tall tales bring a lively human presence to the journey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA night above the sea\u003c\/strong\u003e – Stay with Thoreau at Highland Light, high on the clay bluffs of Truro.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory beneath the dunes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how old records of explorers and Pilgrims deepen his view of the Cape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand as a wilderness\u003c\/strong\u003e – See wind and water shape a place Thoreau regards as a desert beside the sea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love walking books, sea and shore writing, New England history with dry humor, or Walden and a different side of Thoreau.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and join Thoreau where the wreckage meets the shore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534650638684,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03610_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175008","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/hu\/products\/cape-cod","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}