The Great Beach


Lu par PhyllisV

(3.8 stars; 2 reviews)

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)

Chapitres

Chapter 1 - From a Distance 19:03 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 2 - An Unimagined Frontier 25:02 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 3 - The Resources of the Sea 23:17 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 4 - A Rhythmic Shore 24:36 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 5 - Dune Country 31:43 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 6 - A Change in History 25:47 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 7 - Barren Grounds 16:57 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 8 - A Landscape in Motion 36:37 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 9 - Who Owns the Beach? 32:28 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 10 - Deer Week 14:24 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 11 - Impermanence Takes it Stand 17:20 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 12 - The Depths of Sight 21:05 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 13 - The Flight of Birds 23:29 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 14 - The Marsh 20:20 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter 15 - The Uses of Light 23:06 Lu par PhyllisV

Critiques

Nature at work!


(3.5 stars)

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.