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Word: provincetown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Please, no more letters to honor that scoundrel and rogue who frequently exhorted Boston voters to 'Vote early and often,' " replied Jean Rogers, languishing in Provincetown. Curley was no "scoundrel and rogue," sniped George Morrissey from Newton. And furthermore, "The true exhortation was 'Vote often and early for James Michael Curley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Boston: Confronting a Curley $65,000 Question | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...remains to be said (or rather, seen) in Meyerowitz's Cape Cod pictures, that despite innumerable glories and pleasures, pain, suffering and psychological ambiguity are persistently present in the world, even in Provincetown; that to live in a salubrious vacuum like Cape Cod is something of a luxury and a privilege, with all the possible, complacent delusions attendant to luxury and privilege at full work; that most women are not bathing beauties, and that this fact is not necessarily a misfortune; that to see, in Wordsworth's phrase, into the life of things, requires a particular kind of mental firmness...

Author: By Larry Shapiro, | Title: Mirrors, Windows and Peaches | 1/10/1979 | See Source »

...Pilgrims landed at Provincetown, at the very tip of the Cape. The Pilgrim Museum and Tower, if they are open, should not be missed. From the top of the Tower you can see the entire Cape on a clear...

Author: By Dewitt C. Jones, | Title: Seaside Follies | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

...Provincetown is a thriving artistic and literary colony. In the summer there are more famous authors than in English 175. Even in the winter, P-town is one of the cultural centers of Cape Cod. It also has a large gay population...

Author: By Dewitt C. Jones, | Title: Seaside Follies | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

...Orleans, 6A rejoins Route 6 and heads north. Most of the forearm (Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown) is part of Cape Cod National Seashore, a National Park. The beaches on the Atlantic are wonderful, always nice to walk on when there are no crowds. Even in the rain and wind, if you are dressed warmly, it is fun to explore the beaches. With a wet suit, March is not too early to surf...

Author: By Dewitt C. Jones, | Title: Seaside Follies | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

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