Armchair Explorations
Eastern National Park & Monument Association, a nonprofit group that supports interpretive and scientific efforts at Cape Cod National Seashore, offers books, maps, and other Cape Cod items for sale at the park and by mail. For a free list of Cape Cod publications, including a special selection for children, write to the association at Salt Pond Visitor Center, Rt. 6, Eastham, MA 02642-2113. For a list of official handbooks about other national parks, write to the Division of Publications, National Park Service, P.O. Box 50, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0050.
Here is a partial list of books and booklets about Cape Cod and related subjects:
O’Brien, Greg, editor. A Guide to Nature on Cape Cod and the Islands. Written in cooperation with Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. Penguin Books, 1990.
Beston, Henry. Outermost House. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1928. Reprint First Owl Book Edition, 1992.
Burling, Francis P. The Birth of Cape Cod National Seashore. The Leyden Press, 1979.
Clark, Admont G. Lighthouses of Cape Code, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket: Their History and Lore. Parnassus Imprints, 1992.
Coulombe, Deborah A. Seaside Naturalist: A Guide to Nature Study at the Seashore. Prentice-Hall, 1984.
Dalton, J. W. The Life Savers of Cape Cod. Barta Press, 1902. Reprint Parnassus Imprints, 1991.