About this title: In 1925, Henry Beston had a two-room house built on the dunes of Eastham and lived there for a year. His vivid account of his solitary year on Cape Cod has become a classic of nature writing. In 1964, the house was declared a literary landmark by the U.S. government in 1964, but it disappeared into the sea during an abnormally high tide during a major blizzard in February 1978--10 years after Beston's death.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780345289780ISBN:0345289781
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Free update to First Class mail. Older book still smooth and square. VG condition. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Thanks for your order. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light marks on edges, stk #2224L7. 222 p. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780345256379ISBN:0345256379
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 4) Book clean, solid, very good condition, cover slight wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 014017012X Very Good; Very Good Condition-Exactly as Described--EXACT ISBN MATCH-**Softcover**--Has very mild shelf wear at edges and tips of corners. No personalizations, writing or marks in the text. Clean, Tight and Neat. Absolutely no spine creasing. Ships Quickly-IN STOCK-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780345256379ISBN:0345256379
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. A moderate amount of wear. Some rubbing. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 0670001260 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780345256379ISBN:0345256379
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. May have underlining or highlighting throughout. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Very Good / read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN-13:9780345289780ISBN:0345289781
Description: Good. 0345289781 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
"This is an old book, written in 1928 but beautifully written. You can almost see the waves and the dunes as he describes them. Very interesting and appropriate still today in many ways. I read the book copyrighted in 1949 which says it is the 11th printing."
"Reading Beston's book was like going back to the early 20th century and knowing that environmentalists were better than we are today. He writes about an area I have visited and have come to love. If you love Cape Cod, in spite of all its bells and whistles, you will love this book. The Cape is still there, the one he writes about, and the thrill of the beach and the sea is as vivid in this book as it was when I visited. Nothing has changed. Good reading for ecology lovers!"
"i really enjoyed the last chapter, where the author observed a human like he was part of the ocean ecosystem as he had been doing with all the animals.... and reflected on his year on the beach. the rest of it was kind of bland."
"Would like to have seen the Cape back when this was written. Pleasant view of the natural history of the beach and dunes through the seasons. Especially liked his observation that people (even then) no longer embrace the night but rather fear it and keep it a bay with lights. He made me long to see the peace and beauty of true night with no human lights to disturb it. The view out my bedroom window is destroyed by mercury lights from a nearby plaza. Also enjoyed learning about how the Coast Guard worked back in the 20's with watchers walking the beach through the night carrying lanterns to signal when they came across a problem."
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