Silas Crockett (Maine Classics)

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Author: Chase, Mary Ellen

Brand: Islandport Press

Edition: 2

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 336

Release Date: 01-06-2003

Details: Silas Crockett traces life on the Maine coast through four generations of a seafaring family. This is a one-hundred-year epic filled with vibrant descriptions of the sweeping cultural, economic, and philosophical changes that washed over Maine. Mary Ellen Chase weaves wonderful historical detail with engaging characters so readers understand what it was like for a young wife to join her husband on a months-long trade voyage in 1830, and for a man raised in the tradition of seafaring forced to choose between leaving home for a long voyage or undertaking a risky, but shorter and more lucrative one. Chase draws her characters sharply and provides a voice to the everyday concerns and cares of people who lived and died by the sea. Written in 1935, Silas Crockett remains an important piece of literature for anyone who wishes to understand the rich maritime history of Maine.

EAN: 9780967166223

Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Silas Crockett (Maine Classics)

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    Description

    Author: Chase, Mary Ellen

    Brand: Islandport Press

    Edition: 2

    Binding: paperback

    Number Of Pages: 336

    Release Date: 01-06-2003

    Details: Silas Crockett traces life on the Maine coast through four generations of a seafaring family. This is a one-hundred-year epic filled with vibrant descriptions of the sweeping cultural, economic, and philosophical changes that washed over Maine. Mary Ellen Chase weaves wonderful historical detail with engaging characters so readers understand what it was like for a young wife to join her husband on a months-long trade voyage in 1830, and for a man raised in the tradition of seafaring forced to choose between leaving home for a long voyage or undertaking a risky, but shorter and more lucrative one. Chase draws her characters sharply and provides a voice to the everyday concerns and cares of people who lived and died by the sea. Written in 1935, Silas Crockett remains an important piece of literature for anyone who wishes to understand the rich maritime history of Maine.

    EAN: 9780967166223

    Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches

    Languages: English

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