Author: Harrie Badger CoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Maine, Resources, Attractions, and Its People
Author: Harrie Badger CoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Maine Biographies
Author: Harrie B. CoePublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806351241
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
"As is characteristic of mugbooks of this era, most of the sketches in Maine Biographies give the subject's place and date of birth, his educational background and military service, and then his career, civic interests, church affiliation, hobbies, and so on. In almost every case, the author furnishes the names of the subject's parents, spouse, children, and spouse's parents, usually citing the subject's date of marriage and the dates or places of birth and death of at least these three generations of family members. In most instances, the subject's lineage can be traced back to the first half of the 19th century. Following are the surnames of the persons featured in the biographical sketches, as compiled from the indexes appearing at the back of each volume"--Publisher website (December 2008)
A Story of Maine in 112 Objects: From Prehistory to Modern Times
Author: Bernard P. FishmanPublisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
ISBN: 0884485862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Founded in 1836, the Maine State Museum is America’s oldest state museum and is known to many as “Maine’s Smithsonian” because of the breadth and diversity of its holdings—nearly a million objects covering every aspect of the state’s cultural, biological, and geological history—and the thousands of stories its collections tell. For this book the museum selected and photographed 112 artifacts and specimens that, together, tell an epic story of the land and its people from prehistoric times to the present. It is a story covering 395 million years, a story told with a walrus skull and fossils, tourmaline and spear points, mammoth tusks and bone fishhooks, Norse coins and caulking irons, militia flags and survey stakes, treaty documents and wooden tankards, a temperance banner and a locomotive, Joshua Chamberlain’s pistol and a cod tub trawl, a Lombard log hauler and a woman’s WWII welding outfit, L. L. Bean boots and German POW snowshoes, and many more objects from the museum’s collections. Short narratives written by museum curators are woven around each item—including photos of related objects—and the ensemble has been honed, polished, and introduced by museum director Bernard Fishman. This is a book that historians and Maine residents and visitors will delve into again and again, unearthing new treasures with each reading.
Maine, a Guide 'down East,'
Author: Best Books onPublisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623760186
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
written by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the state of Maine, sponsored by the Maine Development Commission ...
The WPA Guide to Maine
Author: Federal Writers' ProjectPublisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 1595342176
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. WPA Guide to Maine focuses in on the very tip of the Northeastern United States, also known as the Pine Tree State. With a short but comprehensive description of Maine’s history, two of the most enthralling sections of the guide include essays on Maine’s folklore and maritime heritage.
The Papers of Andrew Johnson
Author: Andrew JohnsonPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870498961
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The correspondence in this volume is related to the steps toward impeachment, including Congress passing the Tenure of Office Act.
Summer by the Seaside
Author: Bryant Franklin TollesPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655763
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A sweeping, richly illustrated architectural study of the large, historic New England coastal resort hotels
Maine Beautiful
Author: Wallace NuttingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Creating Portland
Author: Joseph A. ConfortiPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584654490
Category : Portland (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The only comprehensive study of Portland s history, culture, and people."
Indians in Eden
Author: Bunny McBridePublisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 0892728930
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
When the Wabanaki were moved to reservations, they proved their resourcefulness by catering to the burgeoning tourist market during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Bar Harbor was called Eden. This engaging, richly illustrated, and meticulously researched book chronicles the intersecting lives of the Wabanaki and wealthy summer rusticators on Mount Desert Island. While the rich built sumptuous summer homes, the Wabanaki sold them Native crafts, offered guide services, and produced Indian shows.