An edition of Truro
(2002)
Truro
the story of a Cape Cod town
by Richard F. Whalen
- 1 Want to read
Share
×Close
This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
History, Cape cod (mass.), historyPlaces
Cape Cod (Mass.), Truro (Mass. : Town)Showing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Truro: The Story of a Cape Cod Town
November 19, 2007, The History Press
Paperback
in English
1596293632 9781596293632
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
|
3
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
Truro: From the Indians to the Victorians
May 2003, Xlibris Corporation
Hardcover
in English
1413400191 9781413400199
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
5
Truro: The Story of a Cape Cod Town
May 2002, Xlibris Corporation
Hardcover
in English
1401051464 9781401051464
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
6
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
7
Truro: The Story of a Cape Cod Town
May 2002, Xlibris Corporation
Paperback
in English
1401051456 9781401051457
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: A Sketch of Historic Truro Today 9
Part I: Pamet Indians, European Adventurers and
the Pilgrims 19
Chapter 1: Indian Graves, Skeletons and Wigwams 21
Chapter 2: Before the Pilgrims: European Adventurers 28
Chapter 3: America's Most Famous Settlers Arrive in Truro36
Chapter 4: Early Landowners and Indian Encounters 52
Part II: Settlers, Whalers and the Revolutionaries61
Chapter 5: From Pamet Settlement to Truro Township 63
Chapter 6: The Founding Father, the Minister and Slavery 77
Chapter 7: Truro Copes with Provincetown 100
Chapter 8: A Pioneer Whaling Town 109
Chapter 9: A Tea Tempest, Bombardments and 460 British Prisoners 119
Chapter 10: Truro in 1794, Its Harbors and First Lighthouse 141
Part III: Boom Times, Hard Times 159
Chapter 11: A Fishing Boom, But Many Lost at Sea 161
Chapter 12: Salt, Sheep and Summer Sojourners 175
Chapter 13: The Quick and the Dead 193
Chapter 14: Economic Decline, the Civil War and a Controversial Dike 201
Chapter 15: Shipwrecks, Mooncussers and Life-Savers 217
Chapter 16: Railroad Tracks, Fish Weirs and the Portuguese 237
Part IV: Twentieth Century Truro, A Seaside Town for Summer People 257
Chapter 17: Mort Small, the Outspoken Innkeeper 259
Chapter 18: Truro's Authors, Artists and Composers280
Chapter 19: National Defense and a National Park307
Chapter 20: Preserving Open Space While Shorelines Erode 325
Appendix A 345
Appendix B 353
Appendix C 363
Appendix D 365
Appendix E 367
Annotated Bibliography 371
Acknowledgements 409
Index 4 1 3.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-408) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
| November 19, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
| February 14, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | add more information to works |
| December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |