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The Great Beach

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(3,5 Sterne; 1 Bewertungen)

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 (5 hr 55 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 - From a Distance

19:03

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Chapter 2 - An Unimagined Frontier

25:02

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Chapter 3 - The Resources of the Sea

23:17

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Chapter 4 - A Rhythmic Shore

24:36

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Chapter 5 - Dune Country

31:43

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Chapter 6 - A Change in History

25:47

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Chapter 7 - Barren Grounds

16:57

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Chapter 8 - A Landscape in Motion

36:37

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Chapter 9 - Who Owns the Beach?

32:28

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Chapter 10 - Deer Week

14:24

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Chapter 11 - Impermanence Takes it Stand

17:20

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Chapter 12 - The Depths of Sight

21:05

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Chapter 13 - The Flight of Birds

23:29

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Chapter 14 - The Marsh

20:20

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Chapter 15 - The Uses of Light

23:06

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Bewertungen

Nature at work!

(3,5 Sterne)

I always thought of Cape Cod as a charming village of tourist shops and fishing coves.This book is about the sculpting of an ever changing, harsh landscape by wind and water, rather than the story of it’s people. It is interesting and well read, and worth listening to from a n aturalist’s point of view.