Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast

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PIGEON COVE, CAPE ANN.
NOOKS AND CORNERS
OF THE
NEW ENGLAND COAST.
By SAMUEL ADAMS DRAKE,
AUTHOR OF
"OLD LANDMARKS OF BOSTON," "HISTORIC FIELDS AND MANSIONS
OF MIDDLESEX," &c.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by
HARPER & BROTHERS,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Inscribed by Permission,
AND WITH SENTIMENTS OF HIGH RESPECT,
TO
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
NEW ENGLAND OF THE ANCIENTS.
Norumbega River and City.—Early Discoverers, and Maps of
New England.—Mode of taking Possession of new Countries.—
Cruel Usage of Intruders by the English.—Penobscot Bay.—
Character of first Emigrants to New England.—Is Friday
unlucky?
CHAPTER II.
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND.
About Islands.—Champlain's Discovery.—Mount Desert Range.—
Somesville, and the Neighborhood.—Colony of Madame De
Guercheville.—Descent of Sir S. Argall.—Treasure-trove.—
Shell-heaps.—South-west
Harbor.—The
natural
Sea-wall.—
Islands off Somes's Sound
CHAPTER III.
CHRISTMAS ON MOUNT DESERT.

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