Seashore of New England (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Peabody, Henry Greenwood) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Seashore of New England Our Atlantic seacoast, from Florida north to Massachusetts, is generally low and sandy, and presents few interesting points to the traveler in search of the picturesque. But when we round the highlands of Cape Cod, and leave its shifting sands behind us, we begin to skirt the shores of a coast which, from the rocky reefs of Cohasset to the extreme eastern point of Maine, is unsurpassed in beauty and variety by any seashore in the world. The historic and legendary features of the northern New England coast are no less interesting than its scenic attractions, as there is scarcely an island, rocky cape or sandy beach that was not associated with the early struggles of white settlers with the Indian tribes, or that did not form a battleground for the English adventurers and titled Frenchmen who here contended for the mastery. Let us then, beginning at the northern side of Massachusetts Bay, follow the picturesque windings of this sinuous shore, which, if extended in a straight line, would reach from the Bay of Fundy to the Gulf of Mexico. On the northern side of Boston Bay lies the island-like town of Nahant. Its rocky shores are fully exposed to the open Atlantic, which may here be studied in all its various moods. Our view was taken from its outer point on the day following a great March storm, which strewed our New England coast, from Cape Cod to Quoddy Head, with the wrecks of many unfortunate vessels. The storm had cleared away. The sun was brightening the waters of the bay which stretched on either side, but the sight as the great waves rolled in and towered above the outlying ledges was appalling in its grandeur. Forming the northern side of Nahant Bay is the rocky promontory of Marblehead, which is thrown out like a bastion from the easterly sweep of Cape Ann, and is girded by many rocky islets and dangerous sunken ledges. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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