Author: Maine. Office of Business DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home-based businesses
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Maine Made Guns and Their Makers
Author: Dwight B. DemerittPublisher: Tilbury House Distr
ISBN: 9780884482352
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The long and rich history of Maine's firearm industry is a story of highly skilled Yankee gunsmiths, inventors, colorful characters, and entrepreneurs.
Handcrafted Maine
Author: Katy KelleherPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616896817
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Amid the sublime beauty of Maine—its primordial forests, remote lakes, rugged mountains, and craggy coastline blooms a handmade culture fed by heritage, self-sufficiency, and collaboration. Handcrafted Maine: Art, Life, Harvest & Home features lively profiles of more than twenty artists, artisans, and craftspeople—weavers and potters, a painter, an architect, a boatbuilder, a leatherworker, bakers, lobster-men, and more—at work in the woods, towns, and cities of Maine, celebrating the triumphs and challenges of entrepreneurship and independence. Including more than 225 inspiring color photographs and intimate narrative portraits, Handcrafted Maine provides a window into the inner lives of creatives and brings to life the powerful environment and spirited character that nurture the unbridled ingenuity and common-sense approach to craft and life found Down East.
Make Way for McCloskey
Author: Robert McCloskeyPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 067005934X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
From those famous ducklings to Homer Price's delicious donuts, generations of children have grown up delighting in the timeless stories of Robert McCloskey. Here, for the first time, all of his published works--Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, Lentil, Time of Wonder, One Morning in Maine, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Homer Price and Centerburg Tales--are brought together. With biographical information and photographs, and an introduction by renowned critic Leonard Marcus that outlines McCloskey's career and his unforgettable contribution to children's literature, this collection is an in-depth look at the life and work of an extraordinary children's book legend.
The Lost Kitchen
Author: Erin FrenchPublisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0553448439
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
An evocative, gorgeous four-season look at cooking in Maine, with 100 recipes No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native. Erin French grew up in Freedom, Maine (population 719), helping her father at the griddle in his diner. An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks to form her culinary education, she now helms her restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, in a historic mill in the same town, creating meals that draw locals and visitors from around the world to a dining room that feels like an extension of her home kitchen. The food has been called “brilliant in its simplicity and honesty” by Food & Wine, and it is exactly this pure approach that makes Erin’s cooking so appealing—and so easy to embrace at home. This stunning giftable package features a vellum jacket over a printed cover.
Maine Made
Author: Maine. Office of Business DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home-based businesses
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Made in Maine
Author: Paul E. RivardPublisher:
ISBN: 9780913764183
Category : Augusta (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Maine
Author: Ashley M. EhmanPublisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1502642239
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Maine has always been a fascinating place to live and to visit. According to legend, explorer Leif Eriksson reached the coast of Maine in the year 1000. Over the years, the Pine Tree State has developed a culture all its own. Home to commercial and cultural centers like Bangor and Portland, as well as large swaths of untamed wilderness, Maine draws flocks of tourists who come to enjoy lobster rolls, scenic lighthouses, and the famous hospitality of Mainers. This volume introduces the people and places that make the state unique. Filled with key information and colorful photographs, this book shows readers everything Maine has to offer.
Maine Made
Author: Maine. Office of Business DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Made in Maine
Author: Paul E. RivardPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 9781596292185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From homespun textiles of wool and flax and custom-made pine and mahogany cabinetry to furnace-fired iron works and redware pottery, author Paul E. Rivard has set out to communicate the great significance of the industrial epoch in forming Maine as we know it today. Rivard, director of the Maine State Museum for fourteen years and of the American Textile History Museum for eight years, has a reverence for history that is evident throughout his work. Made in Maine offers readers a glimpse into the state's essential past, the ingenious ways by which products came to fruition as the nature of industry changed.
Explorer's Guide Maine (Sixteenth Edition) (Explorer's Complete)
Author: Christina TreePublisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881509647
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 793
Book Description
Contains up-to-date information on travel in the state of Maine, with recommendations on lodging, restaurants, regional events, family activities, entertainment, and natural landmarks.