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The Maine Reader: The Down East Experience, 1614 to the Present
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by Charles Shain and Samuella Shain
Sales Rank: 380639
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$20.95
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on 9-14-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 576 pages
Published by: David R Godine August 1, 1997
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1567920780
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1567920789
Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
Weighs: 1.7 pounds
From Library Journal
Through prose, poetry, letters, essays, and art, this 1991 volume offers an intimate portrait of Maine. Contributors include Longfellow, Thoreau, John Burroughs, Sarah Jewett, Rockwell Kent, Amy Clampitt, Carolyn Chute, and numerous others. A delightful collection that has something for everyone.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Here, in one large volume, is a book that captures the full sweep of Maine's culture and history, from the first dazzled vision of the European explorers to the modern prose of Carolyn Chute and John McPhee. Thoughtfully edited, illustrated with photographs of documents, buildings, and personalities, this enyclopedia brings to life a state that has always maintained its own character and independence. All the great figures who were ever born in, have inhabited, or have written about Maine can be found in these pages, including (among many others) Longfellow, Thoreau, Jewett, Millay, Beston, and Gould. In addition, the editors have uncovered small unknown gems: the journal of a foot soldier marching with Benedict Arnold and the bawdy memoirs of a sea captain's wife. Illustrated with over fifty splendid halftones, this collection - the most complete and entertaining selection of Down East writing yet assembled - will be indispensable reading for anyone who has ever succumbed to the charms of the Pine Tree State.
Reader Reviews
This is a wonderful book. I've seen it while in Maine. It hits on all parts of Maine's history. Did you know Maine was almost called "Columbus"?
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