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Author: Dwight B. Demeritt Publisher: Tilbury House Distr ISBN: 9780884482352 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 0
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The long and rich history of Maine's firearm industry is a story of highly skilled Yankee gunsmiths, inventors, colorful characters, and entrepreneurs.
Author: Dwight B. Demeritt Publisher: Tilbury House Distr ISBN: 9780884482352 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 0
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The long and rich history of Maine's firearm industry is a story of highly skilled Yankee gunsmiths, inventors, colorful characters, and entrepreneurs.
Author: Katy Kelleher Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 1616896817 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 225
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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.
Author: Robert McCloskey Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 067005934X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 146
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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.
Author: Erin French Publisher: Clarkson Potter ISBN: 0553448439 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 258
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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.
Author: Sarah Walker Caron Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467141038 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
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Across Maine, iconic diners come in different shapes and sizes. From the fluffy pancakes as big as a plate to piles of perfectly crisped corned beef hash, these beloved spots have served classic comfort food to generations of hungry patrons. For more than ninety years, Moody's Diner in Waldoboro has offered famous homemade pies to regulars and visitors alike. From the Lumberjack Breakfast at the Palace Diner in Biddeford to the steak and cheese omelet at the Deluxe Diner in Rumford, author Sarah Walker Caron reveals the stories and recipes behind the state's most iconic community eateries.
Author: Terry Allan Hicks Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC ISBN: 160870887X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 80
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This book provides lists of key people, sites, cities, plants and animals, political figures, industries, and events in Maine. All books in the It's My State! � series are the definitive research tool for readers looking to know the ins and outs of a specific state, including comprehensive coverage of its history, people, culture, geography, economy and government.
Author: Paul E. Rivard Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 9781596292185 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Adam Gamble Publisher: Good Night Books ISBN: 1602199175 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 18
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From lobster boats to puffins, this delightful board book celebrates everything the great state of Maine has to offer. Young readers will recognize all their favorite sites and attractions including whales, Acadia National Park, black bears, seals, rafters and kayakers, boating, beaches, lakes, moose, Mount Katahdin, lighthouses, villages, and more.
Author: Dwight B. Demeritt
Author: Dwight B. Demeritt
Author: Katy Kelleher
Author: Robert McCloskey
Author: Erin French
Author: Sarah Walker Caron
Author: Terry Allan Hicks
Author: Paul E. Rivard
Author: Dwight B. Demeritt
Author: Adam Gamble
Author: Lyndon Oak