Author: Billings, CathyBrand: The History PressBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 15-04-2014Details: Since the first recorded lobster catch in 1605, the Maine lobster fishery has grown into a multibillion-dollar force. Cathy Billings of the University of Maine Lobster Institute embarks on a journey from trap to plate, introducing readers to lobstermen, boat builders, bait dealers, marine suppliers and the expansive industry that revolves around the fishery. Maine lobster families extend generations back with an eye to their legacies. Strides in sustainability have been a hallmark of the Maine fishery throughout the centuries, from the time lobstermen themselves introduced conservation measures in the mid-1800s. Today, Maine's lobster fishery is a model of a co-managed, sustainable fishery. The people who work Maine's lobster fishery have developed a coastal economy with an international influence and deep history.EAN: 9781626194106Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.4 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Haviland, William A.Brand: The History PressFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 17-07-2012Details: In 1604, when Frenchmen landed on Saint Croix Island, they were far from the first people to walk along its shores. For thousands of years, Etchemins--whose descendants were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy--had lived, loved and labored in Down East Maine. Bound together with neighboring people, all of whom relied heavily on canoes for transportation, trade and survival, each group still maintained its own unique cultures and customs. After the French arrived, they faced unspeakable hardships, from ""the Great Dying,"" when disease killed up to 90 percent of coastal populations, to centuries of discrimination. Yet they never abandoned Ketakamigwa, their homeland. In this book, anthropologist William Haviland relates the history of hardship and survival endured by the natives of the Down East coast and how they have maintained their way of life over the past four hundred years.EAN: 9781609496654Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.4 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Gratwick, HarryBrand: The History PressBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 144Release Date: 12-03-2013Details: Join local author Harry Gratwick as he uncovers stories of adventure and bravery from the forts of Maine. Whether dotting the coastline, guarding the banks of the Kennebec or defending the Canadian border, Maine's many forts have sheltered its towns and people since the seventeenth century. Both Fort Kent and Fort Fairfield were built after the War of 1812 during the Aroostook War, when hostilities raged between Mainers and British Canadians over the region's rich timber stands. Portland Harbor's Fort Preble became embroiled in the Civil War when a Confederate raider tried--and failed--to steal a ship from its waters. In the twentieth century, Maine's preservationists protected many of these citadels, including Fort Knox in Penobscot Bay, the largest and most elaborate of all Maine's forts.EAN: 9781609495367Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.5 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Kennedy, KateBrand: Globe Pequot PressEdition: 2ndBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 192Release Date: 01-05-2016Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.Details: Maine's Remarkable Women tells the stories of fifteen strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. Through their passions for art, exploration, literature, politics, music, and nature, these women made contributions to society that still resonate today. Meet Marguerite "Tante Blanche" Thibodeau Cyr, "The Mother of Madawaska," whose bravery and kindness during one brutal winter saved her frontier settlement; botanist-artist Kate Furbish, who explored Maine's wilderness, collecting, classifying, and painting all of its flowering plants; and Florence Nicolar Shay, a Native-American basketmaker who demanded and succeeded in gaining rights for her tribe, the Penobscots. Each of these women demonstrated courage, compassion, and an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies.EAN: 9781493023226Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 inchesLanguages: English

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Brand: Adventure PublicationsFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 11-07-2002Part Number: AP61492Details: At last, a pocket guide that's informative, concise and easy to use! Get this great source of information about 50 Maine critters, including birds and mammals. Beautiful photographs and neat-to-know details are complemented by information about each critter's tracks, making this the handiest pocket guide around!EAN: 9781885061492Package Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.0 x 0.3 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: McDonald, JohnBrand: Islandport PressEdition: NewBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 155Release Date: 15-11-2022Part Number: RKC2009435884Details: Professional storyteller John McDonald, author of the now-classic A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar, offers up his unique take on Maine trivia. John delivers an educational and hilarious mix of basic and fun facts about the Pine Tree State, including, of course, more than a few wicked funny stories. For example, did you know the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in Maine in 1775? That Maine boasts 65 "Mud Ponds"? That Maine Sen. Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention? Readers are sure to learn a lot about both the Pine Tree State and the United States, as well as have a few laughs in the process.EAN: 9781952143144Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inchesLanguages: English

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Brand: Globe Pequot PressBinding: hardcoverFormat: illustratedNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 16-05-2010Part Number: IllustratedDetails: Beginning in 1847, Henry David Thoreau made three trips to the mostly unexplored Maine woods. Along the way he recorded his observations on the wildlife (flora and fauna), the weather, terrain, and on the nature of the people he met along the way, including loggers, rivermen, and his Abnaki guides. In Thoreau's Maine Woods, photographer Dan Tobyne captures the essence of the Maine Thoreau discovered and described in his book. The combination of short excerpts with stunning imagery carries Thoreau's work to a higher level, presenting it in both glowing words and pictures.EAN: 9780892728145Package Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.8 x 0.6 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Megan PriceBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 269Release Date: 01-12-2014EAN: 9780982887264Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 0.7 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Donald A. WilsonBrand: ArcadiaFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 06-06-2001Part Number: 9780738505213Details: Go inside the people, places, forests and machines that made Maine the logging and lumber giant it is today. Known as the Pine Tree State, Maine once led the world in lumber production. It was the first great lumber-producing region, with Bangor at its center. Today, the state has nearly 18 million acres of timberland, and forest products still make up a major industry. The state's lumber industry went through several historical periods, beginning with the vast pine and spruce harvests, the organization of major corporate interests, the change from sawlogs to pulpwood, and then to sustained yields, intensive management, and mechanized harvesting. At the beginning, much of the region was inaccessible except by water, so harvesting activities were concentrated on the coast and along the principal rivers. Gradually, as the railroads expanded and roads were constructed into the woods, operations expanded with them and the river systems became vitally important for the transportation of timber out of the woods to the markets downstate. Logging and Lumbering in Maine traces these developments in the industry and examines the history from its earliest roots in 1630 to the present, providing a pictorial record of land use and activity in Maine.EAN: 9780738505213Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Higgins, Patricia M.Brand: The History PressBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 160Release Date: 18-02-2014Details: From the Age of Discovery and the earliest settlement of America, Midcoast Maine has played surprising roles in America's history. Europeans might not have survived in the New World without the Kennebec beaver trade, the lessons of the Popham Colony and the friendships Maine's first settlers built. Experience the storied survival of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's military grandfather in precarious Revolutionary Maine and meet resilient, creative, noteworthy and notorious Midcoasters. Pat Higgins recounts Puritan power plays, the sea fight between the Boxer and the Enterprise, duels, U-boats and much more. Discover the fascinating and quirky bits of history that have remained hidden along the rocky coast from Portland to Acadia--until now.EAN: 9781626193659Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.9 x 0.5 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Glass, ChristopherBrand: Globe Pequot PressEdition: IllustratedBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 176Release Date: 07-08-2014Part Number: 220 colour illustrationsDetails: There's nothing like a historic home to enlighten us about architectural styles and help us imagine what it was like to live in another time. Such houses can also provide inspiration for enriching our own homes and lifestyles today. Architectural historian Christopher Glass and renowned architectural photographer Brian Vanden Brink bring their skills and perspectives to bear on celebrating Maine's historic houses. While Glass focuses on fascinating facets of architectural history, Vanden Brink demonstrates his eye for finding the perfectly lit moment and the best angles for bringing the houses alive inside and out. They open the doors on both public and private homes built in a rich variety of styles, including Colonial, Federal, Georgian, and more. While all of these houses were built in Maine, most are examples of styles that can be found in many parts of the United States. This is a book for the architecture buff, the person with a passion for older homes, for anyone who enjoys visiting historic properties, or for the armchair traveler who loves to tour places where others have lived.EAN: 9781608932887Package Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inchesLanguages: English

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Author: Duncan, Roger F.Brand: W. W. Norton & CompanyEdition: 1Features: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 574Release Date: 17-06-2002Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.Details: A fascinating and comprehensive chronicle of four hundred years of maritime history along the Maine coast. Roger Duncan recounts four hundred years of Maine's rich maritime history, from the early seafarers' discovery of its valuable resources and the families that settled the land, to Maine's role in the history of the US in peacetime and in war. He traces the changes in Maine's economy over the past century: the demise of the coastal trade; the burgeoning popularity of pleasure boating after World War II; the hardships that beset the fishing and lumber industries; and the rise of tourism. This anecdotal panorama of people, land, boats, and water will absorb historians, nautical enthusiasts, and New Englanders alike. 105 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, 18 mapsEAN: 9780881505559Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.9 x 1.5 inchesLanguages: English

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