The cradle of New England's shipping doubled as its casket, earning the sailing route around Cape Cod the nickname of "graveyard of the Atlantic." From the moment sailors began rounding the Cape, they wished they could sail through it instead. Only after three hundred years of wrecked ships and bureaucratic limbo did August Belmont Jr. arrive-financier of New York's legendary subway system; breeder of one of the world's finest horses, Man O' War; and grandson of one of the world's most famous seamen, Commodore Matthew Perry, who opened Japan to the West. J. North Conway plunges into the character of Cape Cod, from its discovery to its chowder, and of the man who managed to cut a path through it.
About the Author:
J. North Conway's teaches English at Bristol Community College and the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth
Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 9
The Loom of Time
The Most Dangerous Sailing Route in the World 15
Gosnold Discovers Cape Cod 29
Neptune Rushing 43
Go Fish 57
The Neapolitan Revolt 69
The Face of the Waters
Work Begins 79
The Portland Gale 87
August Belmont Jr. 93
Digging Begins 101
The Grand Opening 121
The Beginning of the End 135
Epilogue 153
Bibliography 155
About the Author 159
Overview
The cradle of New England's shipping doubled as its casket, earning the sailing route around Cape Cod the nickname of "graveyard of the Atlantic." From the moment sailors began rounding the Cape, they wished they could sail through it instead. Only after three hundred years of wrecked ships and bureaucratic limbo did August Belmont Jr. arrive-financier of New York's legendary subway system; breeder of one of the world's finest horses, Man O' War; and grandson of one of the world's most famous seamen, Commodore ...