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The seventy-fifth anniversary edition of the classic book about Cape Cod, "written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty" (New York Herald Tribune)

Long hailed as a classic of American nature writing, Henry Beston's eloquent chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach was written in longhand at the kitchen table, in a little room overlooking the North Atlantic and the dunes. In 1926 Beston retreated to the outer... Read Full Overview

"The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod" invites you to experience a year of solitary observation on the shores of Cape Cod. In this classic work of nature writing, Henry Beston chronicles his time spent in a small cottage on the Outer Beach, immersed... Read Full Overview

In 1925 Henry Beston traveled to Coast Guard Beach on the Atlantic coast of Cape Cod and set up a cottage where he intended to spend the summer. He ended up spending a year. The Outermost House contains his observations of the constantly changing shore.

In 1925 Henry Beston traveled to Coast Guard Beach on the Atlantic coast of Cape Cod and set up a cottage where he intended to spend the summer. He ended up spending a year. The Outermost House contains his observations of the constantly changing shore.

In 1925 Henry Beston traveled to Coast Guard Beach on the Atlantic coast of Cape Cod and set up a cottage where he intended to spend the summer. He ended up spending a year. The Outermost House contains his observations of the constantly changing shore.

"The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod" invites you to experience a year of solitary observation on the shores of Cape Cod. In this classic work of nature writing, Henry Beston chronicles his time spent in a small cottage on the Outer Beach, immersed... Read Full Overview

In 1925 Henry Beston traveled to Coast Guard Beach on the Atlantic coast of Cape Cod and set up a cottage where he intended to spend the summer. He ended up spending a year. The Outermost House contains his observations of the constantly changing shore.

In 1925 Henry Beston traveled to Coast Guard Beach on the Atlantic coast of Cape Cod and set up a cottage where he intended to spend the summer. He ended up spending a year. The Outermost House contains his observations of the constantly changing shore.