Chapter I: Part 3: presents concise travel guide and reference materials,

including a full-color map.

National Park Handbooks are published to support the National Park Service’s management programs and to promote understanding and enjoyment of the more than 360 National Park System sites. Each handbook is intended to be informative reading and a useful guide before, during, and after a park visit. The handbooks are sold at parks and can be purchased by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325.

=Part 1= =A Fragile Coastal Retreat= =4=
A Cape for All Seasons 7

=Part 2= =A Great Arm in the Sea= =20=
A Sliver of Sand 23
The Bountiful Sea 45
The Cape’s Transformation 69
A Glacial Base 26
The Restless Shore 28
Wampanoag Indians 32
Pilgrims First Landing 34
The Cape Cod House 38
Whaling’s Heyday 48
Cape Codders and the Sea 50
Fisheries 54
Saltworks 56
A Coastline Littered With Shipwrecks 60
Lighthouses and Lifesaving 62
Two Henrys: Thoreau and Beston 72
The Cranberry Bog 74
Marconi’s Wireless Station 78

=Part 3= =Guide and Adviser= =84=
Visiting Cape Cod 86
Map of the National Seashore 88
The National Seashore 90
Water Activities 92
Whale-Watching 94
Recreation Ashore 96
Birdwatching 98
Orleans, Brewster, and Chatham 100
Eastham and Wellfleet 102
Truro and Provincetown 104
Nearby Attractions 106
Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket 107
Safety, Other Management Concerns 108
Armchair Explorations 109

Index 110