{"product_id":"myths-tall-tales-and-half-truths-of-cape-cod-paperback","title":"Myths, Tall Tales and Half Truths of Cape Cod - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames H. Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCape Cod, one of the nation's oldest regions, can claim many firsts, but not as many as some want you to believe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoastfulness, tall tales and plain stretching the truth about history is widely practiced in this tourist mecca. Even esteemed institutions such as churches and historical societies are nimble in the art of gilding the lily. Discover where \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e \/film really premiered, whether Mercy Otis Warren had a hand in writing the Bill of Rights and who invented the hole in the doughnut. Along the way, you'll find out where the country's oldest Congregational meetinghouse is located, and whether Mad Jack was a thieving scoundrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Local author and historian James Ellis separates fact from fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames H. Ellis--a native of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, and descendant of some of the leading first English settlers of Cape Cod--spent a career in government and civic affairs. A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he graduated from the Honors College, Michigan State University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMad Jack Percival: Legend of the Old Navy\u003c\/em\u003e (2002); \u003cem\u003eA Ruinous and Unhappy War: New England and the War of 1812 \u003c\/em\u003e(2009); and \u003cem\u003eLuminaries of Early West Barnstable: The Stories of a Cape Cod Village \u003c\/em\u003e(The History Press, 2014). He is a regular contributor to regional magazines and newspapers, as well as professional journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9.02 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331055751405,"sku":"9781467154444","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/01fX3G9zh39781467154444.webp?v=1784944776","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/myths-tall-tales-and-half-truths-of-cape-cod-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}