Cape Cod Collected: A Selection of the Cape's Greatest Stories - Softcover

Coogan, Jim; Sheedy, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989307344 ISBN 13: 9780989307345

Publisher: FineLine Barcode, 2022

Synopsis

Cape Cod Collected is a compilation of some of Jim Coogan and Jack Sheedy's best previously published tales, edited and updated for a new generation of readers. This collection is their fifth collaborative effort and represents a cross section of some of the most popular subjects they've written about over the years. Included in the 144 pages are stories about shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea captains. Readers will find heroes and heroines, unusual characters, and forgotten places. The collected tales bring old Cape Cod back to life once again for today's readers to explore. Cape Cod Collected is an entertaining and enlightening return trip through the Cape's storied past presented by Cape Cod's most prolific and respected contemporary writing team.

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About the Author

Jim Coogan is a well-known Cape Cod historian. An award-winning author (Sail Away Ladies: Stories of Cape Cod Women in the Age of Sail), he is a frequent lecturer and commentator on topics related to the Cape. Raised in the town of Brewster in the birthplace home of Cape Cod novelist Joseph C. Lincoln, Jim was grounded at an early age in the wonderful history and lore of this famous peninsula. He has written ten books filled with stories and tales about Cape Cod for children and adults. Retired after almost three decades as a high school history teacher Jim is a regular columnist for both the Cape Cod Times daily newspaper and the Barnstable Patriot weekly. This is his fifth collaboration with Dennis author Jack Sheedy. Jim lives in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Jack Sheedy is the author of seven books and more than 800 published articles and essays. His books include Cape Odd and Cape Cod Harvest, both written with Jim Coogan, and Dennis Journal, which he co-published with the Dennis Historical Society. Publishing his first article at age 23, for the past ten years Jack has written a blog on the Cape Cod Today website. Since 1989 he has served on the wiring tam of the Barnstable Patriot's history supplement, Summerscape -- five time awarded first place for editorial excellence by the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Jack has written copy for a number of organizations, including the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. He has appeared on HGTV and NPR radio speaking about Cape Cod history and lore. Jack lives in Dennis, Massachusetts

Edition details

• Publisher: FineLine Barcode
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 0989307344
• ISBN 13: 9780989307345
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144