“Illustrating Thoreau's Cape Cod: A Photographer's Story” with Scot Miller
Nationally acclaimed photographer
kicks off events leading up to first-ever Thoreau’s Cape Cod Readathon
in October
West Barnstable, MA – In celebration of its 40th Anniversary year, Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) is partnering with the Osterville Village Library to host nationally acclaimed photographer Scot Miller for a multimedia presentation of his work on Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic. The program will kick-off two months of events before hosting the first-ever 2-day live readathon of Thoreau’s Cape Cod at its Fuller Farm property in Marston’s Mills on October 7 & 8.
Title: “Illustrating Thoreau's Cape Cod: A Photographer's Story” with Scot Miller in partnership with the Osterville Village Library
Location: Osterville Village Library, 43 Wianno Ave #2028, Osterville, MA
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8 5:30 – 6:15 pm
Cost: FREE, but pre-registration is encouraged
Program Description: Photographer Scot Miller presents "Illustrating Thoreau's Cape Cod: A Photographer's Story,” a multimedia presentation documenting his experiences photographing the Cape for Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic. Originally published in 1865, Henry David Thoreau’s Cape Cod is a wonderfully written, surprisingly funny account of nineteenth-century life on the Cape well before it became a major tourist attraction. To this day, many people consider it the best book ever written about Cape Cod. This illustrated volume, published in 2008, features the complete text of Thoreau’s classic work as published in Houghton Mifflin’s 1906 edition, the stunning photography of Scot Miller, and a foreword from the preeminent Thoreau biographer (and Cape Cod resident), Robert Richardson.
Many of the lush color photographs show elements of the landscape that Thoreau would have seen: the great beach, imposing cliffs, sand dunes, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, beach grass, seaweed; others reflect the unique personality of Cape Cod and its people today, including local artists and architecture. The combination of Thoreau’s timeless text and Miller’s exquisitely reproduced color photographs make this an indispensable book for anyone who loves Thoreau’s writing and Cape Cod. The book was published in association with the Walden Woods Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the lands Thoreau wrote about.
There will also be a booking signing. Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic is out of print, but Scot will have approximately a dozen (12) new, signed copies available for sale at the presentation. The Maine Woods: A Photographic Journey Through an American Wilderness, a limited collector’s edition by Levenger Press, sold out within months of publication but Scot will also have new, signed copies available for sale. Preregistration required.
This program is associated with BLT's Thoreau's Cape Cod Readathon, a 2-day live event sponsored by Rockland Trust to be held at Fuller Farm in Marstons Mills on October 7 & 8.
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Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) is a community-supported, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving open space and natural resources in the Town of Barnstable and nearby areas. BLT has protected 1,100 acres in the Town of Barnstable and supported the Town in conserving over 11,000 more. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2023, BLT is a regional leader in collaborative land preservation and stewardship, community engagement, training, and advocacy. BLT also leverages its conservation expertise to inform local public decisions as they impact our ecosystems, community health, well-being, and quality of life. To learn more about BLT’s special 40th Anniversary events including the Hike Barnstable Challenge and the first-of-its-kind 2-day live Readathon of Thoreau’s Cape Cod, BLT’s trailside poetry initiative Words in the Wild, or to access one of its three popular trail map guides (Barnstable Trail Guide, Cape Cod Pathways/Barnstable Trail Guide, and Eagle Pond & Little River Sanctuary Trail Guide, visit http://www.BLT.org or call 508-771-2585.