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Thoreau on Cape Cod: His Journeys and the Lost Maps

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He used to be referred to as the man who went to the woods, but Thoreau also journeyed to a more distant place where he could “stand and put all The usa in the back of him.” The land used to be Cape Cod, the experience used to be the sea, and he recounts his shuttle to infinity in that engaging Waldenesque way. Thoreau knew Champlain had been one of the most first to map the Cape, and he had annotated copies of two Champlain maps from the 1600s. Until recently, they were lost to history. Thanks to the Library of Congress, they’re reproduced in this book with Thoreau’s own notes and an account of their discovery. They create a new window into the early days of The usa and a brand spanking new way to read Thoreau. For lovers of the sea and of the Cape, of maps and of The usa’s history, it is a gift they are going to treasure. 

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