The outermost house: a year of life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
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Long hailed as a classic of American nature writing, Henry Beston's eloquent chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach was written in longhand at the kitchen table, in a little room overlooking the North Atlantic and the dunes. In 1926 Beston retreated to the outer beach at Eastham in search of peace and solitude. What began as a two-week stay lengthened into a year spent keenly observing the rhythm of the seasons and life on the Great Beach. The Outermost House played a part in establishing the Cape Code National Seashore and has profoundly influenced subsequent nature writers, including Rachel Carson, Joseph Wood Krutch, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez. This Warbler Classics edition includes an essay by Allan Burns on the art and legacy of The Outermost House as well as a detailed biographical timeline.
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Beston, Henry
Beston, Henry, -- 1888-1968
Biography
Biotic communities
Birds
Birds -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Cape Cod (Mass.)
Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Description and travel
Description and travel
Ecosystems
Electronic books
Environmentalists
Habitats
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Natural history
Natural history -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Naturalists
Naturalists -- Massachusetts -- Biography
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
Nature
Ocean
Seas
Beston, Henry, -- 1888-1968
Biography
Biotic communities
Birds
Birds -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Cape Cod (Mass.)
Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Description and travel
Description and travel
Ecosystems
Electronic books
Environmentalists
Habitats
Large type books
Natural history
Natural history -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Naturalists
Naturalists -- Massachusetts -- Biography
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
Nature
Ocean
Seas
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Electronic books
Environmentalists
Habitats
Large type books
Natural history -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Naturalists -- Massachusetts -- Biography
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
Nature
Ocean
Seas
Biography
Biotic communities
Birds -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Cape Cod (Mass.)
Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Description and travel
Ecosystems
Electronic books
Environmentalists
Habitats
Large type books
Natural history -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
Naturalists -- Massachusetts -- Biography
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
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Ocean
Seas
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The Outermost House : A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod [electronic resource] / Henry Beston
The outermost house : a year of life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod / [by] Henry Beston
The outermost house : a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod / Henry Beston
The outermost house : a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod / by Henry Beston
The outermost house : a year of life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod / [by] Henry Beston
The outermost house : a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod / Henry Beston
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Biography
Biotic communities
Birds
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Ecosystems
Electronic books
Environmentalists
Habitats
Large type books
Natural history
Naturalists
Nature
Ocean
Seas
Biography
Biotic communities
Birds
Description and travel
Ecosystems
Electronic books
Environmentalists
Habitats
Large type books
Natural history
Naturalists
Nature
Ocean
Seas
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