Breakthrough,The Book

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Breakthrough: The Story of Chatham's North Beach

In 1987, a fierce winter storm punched a hole through the barrier beach that for decades had protected the Atlantic-facing shoreline of Chatham, Massachusetts. The resulting erosion claimed acres of priceless shorefront property and numerous homes, sparking a battle between property owners and government regulators for the right to protect the remaining land from the ocean’s onslaught. BREAKTHROUGH, THE STORY OF CHATHAM’S NORTH BEACH chronicles that struggle, and details the cycle of breaching and rebuilding of the barrier beach, a natural process that has been happening for centuries. With more than 25 photographs and charts, BREAKTHROUGH tells the story of a town and its people, and their often stormy but symbiotic relationship with nature and the sea.

Read Chapter One, "Nature's Design: The Barrier Beach Cycle"
Read Chapter Three, "Breakthrough"

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BREAKTHROUGH
Cape Cod Chronicle
60C Munson Meeting Way
Chatham, MA 02633

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