The Boy Who Saved a Cape Cod Town presents fourteen swashbuckling tales from Cape Cod history--all highly dramatic and all completely true. Starting with English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold's attempt to found a colony on Cuttyhunk Island in 1602, the book concludes with the story of the sinking of the huge liner Stockholm in 1958, which Cape Cod aerial photographer, Bill Quinn, was the first to report on TV. The stories appeal especially to young people since many characters are young, including the brave boy who saved a ...
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The Boy Who Saved a Cape Cod Town presents fourteen swashbuckling tales from Cape Cod history--all highly dramatic and all completely true. Starting with English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold's attempt to found a colony on Cuttyhunk Island in 1602, the book concludes with the story of the sinking of the huge liner Stockholm in 1958, which Cape Cod aerial photographer, Bill Quinn, was the first to report on TV. The stories appeal especially to young people since many characters are young, including the brave boy who saved a Cape Cod town during the War of 1812. Brilliantly illustrated by 25 black-and-white pictures by the talented artist Dick Fraser, Admont Clark's selections are certain to enrich anyone's understanding of the history of life on this precious peninsula. A favorite story is that in which two little girls aboard ship ride in a cart made for them by the crew and pulled by a pig, the pig later becoming their Sunday dinner.
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