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The Fo'c'sle

by Nan Parson Rossiter

NatureSeasonsJuvenile fictionNaturalistsAmerican AuthorsFictionHomes and hauntsJuvenile literature

In 1926 on Cape Cod, writer/naturalist Henry Beston, living in a little house named the Fo'c'sle, observes native and migratory birds and other wonders of nature as the seasons change. Excerpts from Beston's nature book "The Outermost House" are interspersed throughout the story.

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Book data: Open Library