Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-136) and index.
Cape Cod's ancient, unknown valley -- Get your mind in the gutter -- Inside a Cape Cod home -- A burning grief -- A snapshot of life on October 25, 1845 -- Indentured and served -- Botanical sentinels -- The character of Wellfleet -- Chatham's last sea captain -- Life, completed -- Captain America -- Caroline Atherton Dugan -- The gravest of tales -- The learning curve -- There's no place like home -- A nor'easter's familiar rage, sea talk and a famous reunion -- Off the rails -- In the loony bin -- It's a shell life -- The beloved beacon -- That writer, Margaret -- Cape Cod's Little Italy -- A hidden century -- Keepers of the keys