The book expands upon his philosophical thinking on man and nature. The present article will concentrate on the period of european contact and after. An onsite research library is available by appointment for research on maine ships, maritime businesses, people, ports, and nautical artifacts. Maine, constituent state of the united states of america.
A history of the proceedings and extraordinary measures of the legislature of maine for 1830. The maine woods by henry david thoreau published after his death in 1864, in the maine woods recounts henry d. Margaret apt, community research coordinator the passamaquoddy and maliseet have lived in the region which now includes eastern maine united states and western new brunswick canada for thousands of years. The following is a short list of good sources for free e book content. An historical sketch of the town of deer isle, maine. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Before gaining its statehood in 1820, maine was part of the massachusetts territory and was involved in the lumber trade with england. A brief history of the maine state house maine state. Derry is a town in maine that has served as a nexus for paranormal, supernatural and metaphysical events. History of the district of maine, sullivan history of maine 2 vs. If youve ever wanted transcendental theories to expand your own musings on fir, rock and water, thoreau is required reading. Although maine is not the primary subject, this book about the history and geography of americas great eastern trail is a worthy travel companion. High vacuum by maine, charles eric and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
He has cruised the maine coast from casco bay to mount desert. This series, commonly referred to as series two, includes ten volumes published between 1890 and 1899. Marsden hartley in maine by scribner ames university of maine studies 2. New england towns otis, maine familysearch wiki research guide source. Browse and buy a vast selection of maine history books and collectibles on. The town is situated along interstate 95, to the south of dexter, the southwest of old town, and the west of bangor and haven in the southwestern corner of penobscot county. Main street books was founded in may of 1993 by mary fran rash, during the great flood. A history of lewiston, maine with a genealogical register of early families by james g. The history and present of banning books in america. At the time of european contact in the sixteenth century, algonquian speaking people inhabited presentday portland. Browse for histories of the revolutionary war, the american civil war, or world war ii, or go back in time to ancient rome, feudal japan, medieval europe, and imperial china. Among the first native peoples to have contact with. Familysearch history of castine, penobscot, and brooksville, maine source. Maine history outlined in books published by arcadia publishing.
Collections of the maine historical society, series two and series three. The largest of the six new england states in area, it lies at the northeastern corner of the country. Its total area, including about 2,300 square miles 6,000 square km of inland water, represents nearly half of the total area of new england. Please first navigate to a specific image before printing. Burrage makers of maine, holmes books published by the state of maine. The pine tree state maine, known fondly as the pine tree state has a long, rich history of logging. History of the town of burlington, penobscot county, maine, from settlement to 1975. Down east books celebrates 50 years of maine books shermans. A brief history of the maine state house w hen maine separated from massachusetts and became a state on march 15, 1820, portland became the temporary capitol city. History of the town of burlington, penobscot county, maine. Read our guide about what to read before your trip to maine, from working class blues to a certain horror author. Notes from the edge of town by susan hand shetterly, the peninsula by louise dickinson rich, happy t. There is evidence of native american presence in maine as early as 11,000 bce. A history of jay, maine from its settlement as phips canada by virginia plaisted moulton.
Just write books offers several booksboth nonfiction and fictionto satisfy the reader who enjoys learning about maine history. From revolution to statehood 1989 hatch, louis clinton. Shop maine history books and collectibles abebooks. Skowhegan history house books skowhegan history house. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ebooks available from these sites will also play on most computers and are available in other formats like pdf and html.
Collier cottage, a building dating back to the late 1830s. A geographical view of the district of maine, with particular reference to its internal resources, including the history of acadia, penobscot river and bay, with statistical tables, shewing the comparative progress of the population of maine with each state in the uniona list of the towns, their incorporation, census, polls, valuation, counties, and distances from boston. From students to history buffs, the kindle store has a history ebook for every. Page 84 comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the united states, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between nova scotia on the one part, and east florida on the other, shall respectively touch the bay of fundy, and the atlantic ocean. With notices of its settlers and early inhabitants by. List of books and articles about maine history online research.
One hundred distinguished books that reveal the history of the state and the life of its people edited by laura fecych sprague foreword by eliot h. Good classics about maine are robert mccloskeys picture book one morning in maine, set on a maine island. The tercentenary of the landing of the popham colony. Preserving and archiving stories from the island, this compilation updates farrows work with a collection of interviews, town reports, and other records. Elder paperback from heritage books 1990 special order. The cider house rules by john irving, empire falls by richard russo, salems lot by stephen king, carrie by stephen king. The overlook illustrated dictionary of nautical terms. One theory is it was named after the french province of maine.
What better book to read during those day trips from portland passing. Sites have been marked with epub if they will play on nook, kobo and other nonamazon ereaders and kindle if they will play on the kindle. Manchesters railroads 1965 1990 by rick kfoury 2019. Notes from the edge of town hardcover susan hand shetterly. Maine at valley forge waymouths tercentenary the tercentenary of the landing of the popham colony the tercentenary. Discover librarianselected research resources on maine history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. Our society has published several books about the boston and maine railroad. A passamaquoddymaliseet dictionary university of maine. Printing is not supported at the primary gallery thumbnail page. Selected fulltext books and articles maine, a guide down east by workers of the federal writers project of the works progress administration for. Browse our entire selection of over 160 down east books. In 1890, the society began another series called the collections and proceedings of the maine historical society, second series. The kindle store has a vast selection of history ebooks.
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