--- product_id: 6483515 title: "Cape Cod Paperback – January 7, 2012" brand: "henry david thoreau" price: "S/.105" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/6483515-cape-cod-paperback-january-7-2012 store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Cape Cod Paperback – January 7, 2012 **Brand:** henry david thoreau **Price:** S/.105 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cape Cod Paperback – January 7, 2012 by henry david thoreau - **How much does it cost?** S/.105 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/6483515-cape-cod-paperback-january-7-2012) ## Best For - henry david thoreau enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted henry david thoreau brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Cape Cod Paperback – January 7, 2012 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZjUvZ70FL.jpg) ![Cape Cod Paperback – January 7, 2012 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31VAKx8M2JL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ GOOD VISIT WITH HENRY DAVID THOREAU *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2014* Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is probably best known for “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience.” Neither has the readability of “Cape Cod,” one of the accounts he wrote of his extensive travels. He was a great travel writer, eager to describe the places he visited, using a more relaxed tone with lighter philosophical inclination than that used in his controversial essays.As an essayist he was relentless as an advocate for the discovering of life’s true necessities. He was a lifelong abolitionist and champion of civil disobedience. Some described him as an anarchist, although he seemed to favor the improvement of government rather than the destruction of it. While either sitting in prison or residing in solitude on Walden Pond, his writings were heavy with transcendental idealistic musings on “the meanness of the world.” Not so much with his travel tales that seemed to lighten his countenance.Always known for his pointed satire and cunning wit, Thoreau seemed to bring them forward more easily as he rambled around. A Thoreau biographer, Walter Harding, called “Cape Cod” his “sunniest and happiest book. It bubbles over with jokes, puns, tall tales, and genial good humor.” That might be stretching it a bit, but there’s no doubt that the book is pleasant to read, if a bit wordy. After Thoreau left Walden Pond in 1847 he became increasingly interested in natural history and the environment, and began writing more about them in his travels and expeditions. His love of flora and fauna sometimes dominated his writing providing the reader with great skimming opportunities to survive the redundancy.The walks he recorded in “Cape Cod,” were compilations of four treks he took, covering most of Cape Cod’s towns. His observations are full of descriptions of the countryside from the seashore to the marshes, plains, scrubby trees, and fields of the Cape’s inner reaches. His encounters with a shipwreck in which many people were killed, an educational encounter with an oysterman, and a riveting description of a lighthouse are informative and highly readable.I noticed an oddity about his writing. Enthusiastic travel writers are heavy into the food they encounter as they wander. Thoreau tended to ignore the subject. Although he was not a strict vegetarian, meat was low in his priorities because of his perception that it was unclean, and he seemed to subsist on little but air as he trekked around. At one point he mentioned that a clam and a couple of crackers would make a fine dinner,His writing received widespread praise in later years but also received some pointed criticism from some of his well-known contemporaries. Luminaries such as Robert Lewis Stevenson, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Nathaniel Hawthorne all took their shots at him, calling him unmanly, a skulker, and a “woodchuck.” Thoreau answered by invoking the idea that every man needs to consider the scope of his own life and not worry about what he has heard of others.There was a good deal of satisfaction for me in the reading of “Cape Cod.” Thoreau’s ideas are thought provoking, his vistas are well formed, and he is, after all, considered a literary icon. I feel much more intelligent and well read after completing “Cape Cod.”Schuyler T WallaceAuthor of TIN LIZARD TALES ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Historical viewpoint of Old Cape Cod *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2013* Thoreau's careful descriptions and train-of-thought presentation lend the reader a very different view of Cape Cod. He carefully blends his several trips to the Cape into a single narrative that evokes a time when the Cape was not the vacation mecca it is today. His story is written , for the most part, about the outer cape, Orleans, Truro and Province-town. He uses his many references to the early descriptions and explorations of the to contrast what he sees and how the Cape has evolved to what he sees in the 1850's, which leads the reader to make the same kinds of comparisons with their personal experiences on Cape Cod. The National Park Visitor Center in Eastham has an excellent short film illustrating features of Thoreau's visits and observations on Cape Cod which are basedon this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wonderful Glimpse of the Past. *by O***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 31, 2014* I could not put this piece of delightful reading down. I grew up on Cape Cod as a youngster (many years ago) , andwas fascinated by the travels described by this noted individualist Henry David Thoreau on his visits there. I just lovedthe history of this famous cape as described and written such a long time in the past. Thoreau's descriptions of the nativeCape Codders he encountered brought back fond memories of my youth and my own encounters with many crusty old retiredsea captains who resided there. This book is certainly not for everybody, but it sure brought memories and joy to my heart. Thoreau, was probably a ratherstrange individual, but he certainly wrote with clarity, humor and had an almost uncanny knack for accurate observation aboutnature around him and ordinary people he encountered. Thanks for these wonderful times that such marvelous writings of the past are now being digitized and made available tothe general public. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/6483515-cape-cod-paperback-january-7-2012](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/6483515-cape-cod-paperback-january-7-2012) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*