Excerpt from Catalogue and Price List, Joseph H. Rowe and Co: Manufacturers of Genuine Cape Ann Oiled Clothing, Horse and Wagon Covers, Sou' Westers and Oiled Hats<br><br>Probably since the creation of the world, before Colum bus became a discoverer, before Capt. John Smith visit ed our headland, and before Prince Charles named it Cape Ann in honor of his mother, Princess Ann of Denmark, she has been wooed by Father Neptune with calm caresses, or with the wild impetuous dash of his stormy moods deluging her in his wrath with old ocean's roaring seas.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.