The Great Beach by John Hay (1915 - 2011)
Genre(s): History, Nature, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Read by: PhyllisV in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 - From a Distance
00:19:04 - 02 - Chapter 2 - An Unimagined Frontier
00:44:07 - 03 - Chapter 3 - The Resources of the Sea
01:07:25 - 04 - Chapter 4 - A Rhythmic Shore
01:32:02 - 05 - Chapter 5 - Dune Country
02:03:47 - 06 - Chapter 6 - A Change in History
02:29:34 - 07 - Chapter 7 - Barren Grounds
02:46:32 - 08 - Chapter 8 - A Landscape in Motion
03:23:10 - 09 - Chapter 9 - Who Owns the Beach?
03:55:40 - 10 - Chapter 10 - Deer Week
04:10:05 - 11 - Chapter 11 - Impermanence Takes it Stand
04:27:26 - 12 - Chapter 12 - The Depths of Sight
04:48:32 - 13 - Chapter 13 - The Flight of Birds
05:12:02 - 14 - Chapter 14 - The Marsh
05:32:24 - 15 - Chapter 15 - The Uses of Light

Written by John Hay, a naturalist and co-founder of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Great Beach is an exploration into the nature and beauty of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His passion for Cape Cod is evident as he writes of the wildlife, sea life, and vegetation of this narrow peninsula. Hay includes much of the history of this area as a backdrop, along with his concerns for the future of this land due to the uptick of tourism. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli

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