Stephen Hopkins

Memoirs of a Cape Codder: a Cape Cod Country Boy's Trip to Boston and Back Stephen Hopkins

¿¿ The Trip Of A Cape Cod Country Boy To Boston And Back!This book contains 59 stories written by Stephen A. Hopkins who was born in Eastham on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and grew up inOrleans where generations of his family have lived continuously since1640.¿ The first 26 stories describewhat it was like growing up on Cape Cod in the late Thirties and through intothe early 1950's.¿ There is also a chapter in the book which containsnine stories written by the author's lifelong friend, Sam Sherman, tellingabout various activities in which he engaged as a boy and several humorousevents occurring in those earlier years. The remaining stories in this book describe SteveHopkins' life experiences after he left Cape Cod, including attending college,his two years in the Army, and more recently, some of his retirementactivities. ¿In ChapterVIII, he explains how he became a trial attorney in Boston and describes someof the more unusual cases he handled during his 36 year career. These storiesbegin with the small trials he handled as a fledging attorney, moving along tohis first jury trial, and on to the high drama of receiving a jury verdictafter a hard-fought lengthy trial.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ This chronicle presents the interesting trip of aman who spent 36 years as a busy attorney in the bustling courts of Boston, butalways recognized the importance of his birthplace, where, as a Cape Codcountry boy, his journey began.