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From
the Mayflower compact to the first transatlantic
wireless message, It Happened on Cape Cod gives readers a unique look
at
intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Cape. Discover why pre-exile
plans to bring
Napoleon to America fell apart and how the cranberry saved the Cape
from
economic depression. Meet Captain Edward Penniman, one of New England’s
wealthiest whale hunters, and witness the remarkable relocation of the
404-ton
Highland Light. In
an easy-to-read style
that’s entertaining and informative, author Shawnie Kelley recounts
some of the
most captivating moments in the history of Massachusetts’
413-square-mile peninsula. (2006)
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