For the first time in German: Thoreau's masterful travel narrative. Numerous journeys took H. D. Thoreau to Cape Cod in Massachusetts starting in 1849. His records of the land and its people, animals and plants, the landscape and its rugged beauty form the basis for the posthumously published book "Cape Cod." It bears witness to the immense economic significance of whaling, the deforestation of the forests, the power of the ocean, the barrenness of the land, and the endurance of its inhabitants. For the first time, one of the greatest travel narratives of the 19th century is available in German. Ilija Trojanow, who traveled to present-day Cape Cod for this book, enriches this literary gem with his personal perspective.