Partners of the Tide

by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

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Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

Joseph Crosby Lincoln (a.k.a Joseph C. Lincoln) was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. Lincoln's work frequently appeared in popular magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and The Delineator.

Lincoln was aware of contemporary naturalist writers, such as Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser, who used American literature to plumb the depths of human nature, but he rejected this literary exercise. Lincoln claimed that he was satisfied "spinning yarns" that made readers feel good about themselves and their neighbors. Two of his stories have been adapted to film.

Lincoln was born in Brewster, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, but his mother moved the family to Chelsea, Massachusetts, a manufacturing city outside of Boston, after the death of his father. Lincoln's literary career celebrating "old Cape Cod" can partly be seen as an attempt to return to an Eden from which he had been driven by family tragedy. His literary portrayal of Cape Cod can also be understood as a pre-modern haven occupied by individuals of old Yankee stock which was offered to readers as an antidote to an America that was undergoing rapid modernization, urbanization, immigration, and industrialization. Lincoln was a Republican and a Universalist.

Upon becoming successful, Lincoln spent his winters in northern New Jersey, near the center of the publishing world in Manhattan, but summered in Chatham, Massachusetts. In Chatham, he lived in a shingle-style house named "Crosstrees" that was located on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Lincoln died in 1944, at the age of 73, in Winter Park, Florida.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a complete hard cover collection of all of Joseph Lincoln's books but have decided to re-read them in electronic versions. This is the second oldest. They are all Cape Cod stories and I especially like reading them when I am on or near the Cape.

[Susan Krich · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have several books by Joseph C, Lincoln that I read many years ago that I am reading again.
This is one of them and I am enjoying it as much now as I did in the past.
It is not old fashioned or passe compared to modern novels.
The descriptions of people and the actions of them is vivid and attention grabbing especially Chapter XX ( A Debt is Paid ).
I look forward to reading more of these novels.

[Ron Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read of simpler times in Cape Cod. I enjoy Joseph Lincoln’s books because they are just a great feel good story with happy endings. I especially enjoyed this one as it reveals the drive within an individual with entrepreneurial spirit. Work hard, take risks, overcome the challenges and you will succeed!

[Doofus Mcdingberry Carlbutter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once upon a time North Berwick Maine had a library book sale and I bought a few old cheap books by Joseph Lincoln. I finally got around to reading Partners in the Tide and loved it. If you can get your hand on Linoln's books, do so. I bought a few more but I have about ten books going at the moment and need to plow through many more in the near future.

[Virginia R. Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a good yarn

For those who love Cape Cod and a good yarn, Joe Lincoln's writing is a gem. I've read alk of his novels and short stories, most of them several times. His characters are engaging and the stories are credible. Refreshing reading at all times.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pepper tea and ship salvaging.