The Templar's Daughter

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 in Orleans where generations of his family have lived continuously since 1640. The first 26 stories describe what it was like growing up on Cape Cod in the late Thirties and through into the early 1950's. There is also a chapter in the book which contains nine stories written by the author's lifelong friend, Sam Sherman, telling about various activities in which he engaged as a boy and several humorous events occurring in those earlier years. The remaining stories in this book describe Steve Hopkins' life experiences after he left Cape Cod, including attending college, his two years in the Army, and more recently, some of his retirement activities. In Chapter VIII, he explains how he became a trial attorney in Boston and describes some of the more unusual cases he handled during his 36 year career. These stories begin with the small trials he handled as a fledging attorney, moving along to his first jury trial, and on to the high drama of receiving a jury verdict after a hard-fought lengthy trial. This chronicle presents the interesting trip of a man who spent 36 years as a busy attorney in the bustling courts of Boston, but always recognized the importance of his birthplace, where, as a Cape Cod country boy, his journey began.