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Old 01-24-2010, 10:56 AM
 
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Can anyone recommend a good overview history of Maine? My search on Amazon only turned up a history written in 1865... Thanks.
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Old 01-24-2010, 11:11 AM
 
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Maine.gov: Facts & History: History
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Old 01-24-2010, 12:52 PM
 
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I was checking out Amazon and reading reviews.....this one sounded interesting to me. I have not read it.

Amazon.com: The Maine Reader: The Down East Experience, 1614 to the Present (9781567920789): Charles Shain, Samuella Shain: Books
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Old 01-24-2010, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Union, ME
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Default maritime history of Maine

For Maine maritime history, I recommend "Coastal Maine: A Maritime History," by Roger F. Duncan. It's a very readable and nicely illustrated volume. Duncan also authored (at least what used to be) one of the essential New England sail cruising guides, with John P. Ware, "A Cruising Guide to the New England Coast."

Duncan, Roger F. Coastal Maine: A Maritime History. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 1992.

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Old 01-24-2010, 03:24 PM
 
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I guess I gotta look into this. I was born in Maine, and had at least TWO great, great relatives that were sea captains, coastal and as far flung as Rio, sailing in the 1800's. I've been reading ravenously for the last year or two, 100's of novels. Time to track down Roger Duncan and see what that's all about - I met him in Brooklin at Woodenboat years ago, I believe.
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Old 01-24-2010, 04:28 PM
 
Location: On a Slow-Sinking Granite Rock Up North
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Can anyone recommend a good overview history of Maine? My search on Amazon only turned up a history written in 1865... Thanks.
"Ixnay on the Amazonay" Go local...please! Local bookstores are going broke thanks in part to Amazon. Richard Shaw has put out quite a few pictorial books (with stories captioning them as well) about all sorts of history in many Maine towns.

Here's a link to a local bookseller in Bangor:

BookMarcs:*Bangor, Maine*by*Richard*ShawPaperback (http://www.bookmarcs.com/book/marcs/9780738537023.html - broken link)
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Old 01-24-2010, 04:47 PM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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When prohibition was lifted, the town of Kingman voted to stay dry. The town of Webster, sensing a windfall for the town, opened a saloon directly on the Kingman line. It prospered until WWII and when most of the young men left the saloon closed. Webster had a good boost to the town budget for several years.
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:42 PM
 
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So they could go in the dry side, drink root beer, and then cross over the big yellow line in the center of the room and have a whiskey?
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Maine
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When prohibition was lifted, the town of Kingman voted to stay dry. The town of Webster, sensing a windfall for the town, opened a saloon directly on the Kingman line. It prospered until WWII and when most of the young men left the saloon closed. Webster had a good boost to the town budget for several years.
Hmmmmmmmmm, when marijuana prohibition ends it may be a good time for someone to consider opening a "cafe". Some towns will choose to adopt ordinances against such business, others would be smart to consider the financial boon it would bring to their area.
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Old 01-25-2010, 06:25 AM
 
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