Author: Eleanor Motley RichardsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780942719086
Category : Hurricane Island (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Hurricane Island -- the Town that Disappeared
Author: Eleanor Motley RichardsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780942719086
Category : Hurricane Island (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Ghost Towns of New England
Author: Taryn PlumbPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1684750172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
People are inexplicably drawn to abandoned places. Believe it or not, New England is home to numerous ghost towns long abandoned, but filled with mystery, unexpected beauty, and a sense that these locations are simply biding their time, waiting for people to return. Taryn Plumb explores dozens of locations in the region, revealing the surprising histories of the towns and the reasons they were abandoned. In Maine, sites include Flagstaff, whose citizens were forced out to make way for a dam and which now sits at the bottom of Flagstaff Lake; Riceville, wiped out by cholera; and Perkins Township, which was abandoned so suddenly the remaining houses are still filled with furnishings. Locations in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut are also covered in this unique and fascinating tour.
Grange House
Author: Sarah BlakePublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429934921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
From the author of the New York Times bestselling novels THE POSTMISTRESS and THE GUEST BOOK comes Sarah Blake's GRANGE HOUSE. "Pleasing, intricate...[a] delightful book" —New York Times Book Review Maisie Thomas spends every summer at Grange House, a hotel on the coast of Maine ruled by the elegant Miss Grange. In 1896, when Maisie turns 17, her visit marks a turning point. On the morning after her arrival, local fishermen make a gruesome discovery: drowned lovers, found clasped in each other's arms. It's only the first in a series of events that casts a shadow over Maisie's summer. As she considers the attentions of two very different young men, Maisie also falls under the gaze of Miss Grange, who begins to tell her disturbing stories of her past. Rich with the details, customs, and language of the era, Sarah Blake's Grange House is a wonderfully atmospheric, page-turning novel of literary suspense and romance.
The Island that Disappeared
Author: Tom FeilingPublisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612197086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The creation myth of the United States begins with the plucky English puritans of the Mayflower--but what about the story of its sister ship, the Seaflower. Few people today know the story of the passengers aboard the Seaflower, who in 1630 founded a rival puritan colony on an isolated Caribbean island called Providence. They were convinced that England’s empire would rise not in barren New England, but rather in tropical Central America. However, Providence became a colony in constant crisis: crops failed, slaves revolted . . . and then there were the pirates. And, as Tom Feiling discovers in this surprising history, the same drama was played out by the men and women who re-settled the island one hundred years later. The Island That Disappeared presents Providence as a fascinating microcosm of colonialism--even today. At first glance it is an island of devout churchgoers - but look a little closer, and you see that it is still dependent on its smugglers. At once intimate and global, this story of puritans and pirates goes to the heart of the contradictory nature of the Caribbean and how the Western World took shape.
Maine Historical Society Quarterly
Author: On Hurricane Island
Author: Ellen MeeropolPublisher: Red Hen Press
ISBN: 1597095281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
A math professor is seized by the FBI in “a tense thriller . . . a vivid portrait of the emotional ride an abductee might experience” (Hampshire Daily Gazette). The anniversary of 9/11 is approaching, and federal agents have a suspected terrorist in their sights: a math professor named Gandalf Cohen. As a major hurricane threatens the northeast, they abduct Cohen and fly her to a secret interrogation center off the coast of Maine. Austin Coombs, a local resident, is a newly hired civilian guard assigned to the detention center. Henry Ames, a man of personal secrets, is the FBI special agent in charge of Gandalf’s case and doubts the professor’s involvement; Tobias, his second-in-command, disagrees, preferring violent interrogation. As the hurricane slams the shore, conflict detonates—and each character must choose a side if they’re to survive the storm. Told by alternating voices, On Hurricane Island is both a fast-paced political thriller and a literary examination of the sociopolitical storm facing our society. How far should government go in the name of protecting our national security? What happens when governmental powers of surveillance and extra-legal interrogation are expanded? How free are we?
Roanoke Island
Author: Kevin BlakePublisher: Bearport Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781627245210
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Describes the abandoned colony of Roanoke, including its discovery, artifacts, colonists, and preservation.
Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast
Author: Charles B. McLanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlantic Coast (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
They Change Their Sky
Author: Michael C. ConnollyPublisher: Orono, Maine : The University of Maine Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast
Author: Robert C. DuncanPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393048582
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Here, entirely updated, is the latest edition of the most complete, authoritative cruising guide to the northeastern coast.