Harwich

by Joan M. Maloney

Book Overview

Harwich, Massachusetts refused to fail. Its evolution from a small lower Cape Cod fishing village to vacation mecca is a rich and fascinating story.

Fully two thirds of Harwich's residents owed their livelihood to the sea as mariners or fishermen until the mid-nineteenth century, when the steam locomotive spelled disaster to the coastal shipping industry and the Civil War nearly bankrupted the town. As the population declined,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738505242
• ISBN13: 9780738505244
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"