Joseph C. Lincoln

1870–1944 (age 74)

Author

Biography

Joseph C. Lincoln chronicled Cape Cod life with gentle humor and warmth, writing novels and short stories that evoked the rhythms of fishing villages and the kindness of neighbors.

His characters, drawn from his own experiences and the people he loved, brought the Massachusetts coast to readers far beyond its shores, and he rests in Union Cemetery among those he celebrated in print.

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