A Cape Cod Memoir

Dr. Wyman Richardson lived the life of a busy, and distinguished, physician, practicing in Boston and teaching at the Harvard Medical School, but here is recorded his other life—the one closest to his heart. Cape Cod, and, more specifically, his humble farmhouse on Nauset Marsh, was his refuge. First published in 1947, The House on Nauset Marsh presaged later authors who discussed such subjects as the intelligence, language, and emotions of animals. His observances of fog, time, bird language, the wind and weather touch upon the philosophical. Little could escape Wyman Richardson's gaze in his activities and at rest—reflecting on the shifting moods of land and sea, the denizens of salt marshes and woods, and the personalities and stories of the Cape Codders of a gentler time.

“A book to keep on one's living room table and book to give a friend who enjoys nature.”—New York Times

“One of the best books ever written about Cape Cod. To all who live on the Cape, the late Dr, Richardson's book will ring true; to all who want to know what makes a Cape Cod enthusiast, the book will supply the answer.”—Boston Globe

“A consistently interesting, informative, lively and thoughtful book.”—San Francisco Chronicle

$14.95 (Can. $22.00)
0-88150-645-1
5.375 x 8.25, 224 pages, Paperback,
43 B&W illustrations
June 2005