# Stories of Cape Cod

Author: Johnson, Jack, 1896-1973; Schreiber, Leo J., 1904-1992 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: History - American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75918

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Stories+of+Cape+Cod+Johnson&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Myles Standish, the Pilgrim’s engineer, first conceived the idea for the Cape Cod Canal in 1624. Governor Bradford wished for the development in order that his fellow pioneers could better carry on their fur trade with the Dutch in New York. He craved to “avoyd the compasing of Cap-Codd, and those deangerous shoulds, and so make any vioage to ye southward in much shorter time, and with far less danger.”

## Chapters

- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/stories-of-cape-cod-75918/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/stories-of-cape-cod-75918/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/stories-of-cape-cod-75918/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/stories-of-cape-cod-75918/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/stories-of-cape-cod-75918/chapters/5/index.md)