2015 • 140 pages • Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-62619-710-7
The past is just beneath our feet, over our heads, and sometimes right before our eyes.
Hidden History unearths the quirky and remarkable character that is this sandy arm of Massachusetts, from its people to its landscape, from maritime to the family homestead. Twenty-four essays depict life as it was from antiquity through to the 20th century.
Cape Cod’s ‘Little Italy’ was founded by Speranza Cubellis (center) at Mezza Luna in Buzzards Bay, a village in Bourne. Image courtesy of E. J. Cubellis.
A tiny diamondback hatchling just released from an incubator on its way to the sea. Image courtesy of Sean Kortis.
Stephen Sears wrote a series of diaries which shed light on early Yarmouth on Cape Cod. Image purchased from the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth.
The grave of little Norrie, a child who resided at the nearby Sandyside estate in Yarmouth Port. Image courtesy of the author.
Description and credits:
Book cover: In 1902, brave surfmen took a break from saving lives to pose for a picture. Image courtesy of the William Brewster Nickerson Archives at Cape Cod Community College. .
Banner: Four girls employed as servants by the Beebe Family in Falmouth enjoy a rare beachside excursion in the late 19th. Image courtesy of the Falmouth Historical Society.
