Download or read book Legends Lore of Cape Cod written by Robin Smith-Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cape Cod has a rich tradition of local lore, stretching back to a time before the Pilgrims arrived. Ancient Wampanoag legends like Granny Squannit and Princess Scargo are as familiar as tales of pirates and explorers, including "Black Sam" Bellamy and Donald Baxter Macmillan. Felines often blocked "Cat's Alley" in pursuit of food from fishermen's boats. The remnants of Billingsgate Island can be seen at low tide, and visits from Jenny Lind and Helen Keller contrast with the mysterious stories of the "Lady of the Dunes" and New England's Dark Day. Author Robin Smith-Johnson shares historic tales of shipwrecks, murders, hauntings and more from the Cape.
Download or read book Cape Cod Legends written by Cape Cod Advancement Plan (Hyannis, Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cape Cod Legends written by Elisabeth Shoemaker and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paranormal Provincetown written by Sam Baltrusis and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the spot where the Pilgrims first set foot on Cape Cod in 1620, it's no surprise that Provincetown, Massachusetts, is a hotspot for tourists as well as hauntings--including over twenty historic, crime, nightlife, overnight, secret, and Truro haunts. Take a stroll along Commercial Street where the historic Lancy mansion is allegedly haunted by an old woman who died in the late 1800s, but due to the frozen ground, she couldn't be buried, so her son kept her propped up at an open window all winter long. Learn about the historic "Black Flash" of Provincetown--a grim reaper-type beast that would snatch children away in the 1930s. From the historic maritime-themed buildings lining Commercial Street to the shores of the Provincetown Harbor, it is clear that there is hardly a corner of the tip of Cape Cod where the paranormal cannot be experienced.
Download or read book Myths Tall Tales and Half Truths of Cape Cod written by James H. Ellis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cape Cod, one of the nation's oldest regions, can claim many firsts, but not as many as some want you to believe. Boastfulness, tall tales and plain stretching the truth about history is widely practiced in this tourist mecca. Even esteemed institutions such as churches and historical societies are nimble in the art of gilding the lily. Discover where The Wizard of Oz film really premiered, whether Mercy Otis Warren had a hand in writing the Bill of Rights and who invented the hole in the doughnut. Along the way, you'll find out where the country's oldest Congregational meetinghouse is located, and whether "Mad Jack" was a thieving scoundrel. Local author and historian James Ellis separates fact from fiction.
Download or read book Witches and Warlocks of Massachusetts written by Peter Muise and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witches and Warlocks of Massachusetts is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Bay State. Organized by region, city and town, the book's dozens of stories include the earliest Puritan accounts of 17th century witches, urban legends about desolate locations haunted by ghostly witch hunt victims, tales of Cape Cod sailors battling witches, and other stories of sinister (and sometimes sympathetic) spellcasters. Massachusetts has a rich history of witchcraft that spans nearly four centuries. Most people are aware of the Salem witch trials but fewer know about the Dogtown witches, the Pepperell farmer who hired a hypnotist to save his bewitched daughter, or Half-Hanged Mary, the witch who died twice and inspired The Handmaid's Tale. These stories are known locally in the towns where they occurred but have never been collected into one book before.
Download or read book Hidden History of Cape Cod written by Theresa Mitchell Barbo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating and nearly forgotten history amid Cape Cod’s salty waves and sandy beaches—photos included. From Provincetown to Falmouth, the Cape’s fifteen towns offer a plethora of hidden and enchanting tales. Learn why one of the most famous rescues in Coast Guard history spent nearly fifty years in the shadows without public notice. Discover which wild creature went from the nineteenth-century soup pot to enjoying conservation protection under state law. Historian Theresa Mitchell Barbo explores these mysteries and more, from the lost diary of a nineteenth-century schoolteacher to the reason Cape Codders call their lunch “the noontime dinner.” Join the author as she lifts the lid on the quirky and remarkable character of Cape Cod and its colorful past.
Download or read book The Cape Cod Companion written by Jack Sheedy and published by . This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Cape Cod written by Frederick Freeman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1858. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Haunted Yarmouth written by Duncan Oliver and published by History Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Ella Bray's 1937 All Around the Common, this collection of stories explores the unexplained in historic Old Yarmouth. From the shore-whaling ghosts of Barnstable and the owners of the Liberty Hill Inn, who found a disembodied leg during renovations, to the strange happenings at Edward Gorey's house, the interviews and accounts from local residents paint a portrait of Cape Cod unlike any other. Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, the lore of the sea is sure to delight in this haunting tour.
Download or read book The History of Cape Cod written by Frederick Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cape Encounters written by Dan Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives voice to the many divergent--and equally passionate--points of view that surround ghosts. After a decade of research, the authors have produced a work of surprising substance and depth. Enter Cape Cod's historic, soulful homes--such as the nationally-renowned cover image of Wendell Minor--and discover a world in which the past is very much alive. Original.
Download or read book Cape Cod Its People and Their History written by Henry Crocker Kittredge and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haunted Cape Cod the Islands written by Mark Jasper and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring nearly 50 paranormal events throughout the region, this book has the power to make even the most skeptical among us vulnerable to visits by uninvited guests. Best read by a crackling fire in a house that creaks on a howling snowy night, this collection explores Cape Cod and the Islands that were thought to no longer exist.
Download or read book Cape Odd written by Jack Sheedy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the Barnstable sea captain who kept Siamese twins in his woodshed and the Sandwich man who taught dancing to King George V and Queen Mary of England, to the well-heeled Falmouth family that made a practice of weighing their guests before feeding them, Cape Cod, as you will find, is a never ending source of strange and unusual tales." -- P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Weird Massachusetts written by Jeff Belanger and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massachusetts and weird: not too much of a stretch, some would say. But the authors dug a little deeper and found all kinds of local legends, bizarre beasts, surprising cemeteries, and uncovered the best kept secrets from all over the Bay State. If it's unusual or unexplainable or fantastic, and in the Bay State, you'll find it all here.
Download or read book A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod written by Edward Rowe Snow and published by Commonwealth Editions. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of Snow's seven-week hiking tour of Cape Cod in 1946, combining history, human-interest stories, and legends to make the Cape and its people come alive.
