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Classic and Modern Marine Tales
This is Harry Gratwick’s fourth book on Maine topics, and like its predecessors, it is well illustrated and a good read. It is not exhaustive in its coverage—no one book could be—but it provides representative glimpses of coastal life, past and present. Divided into four parts, the first is devoted to skippers: the Lane family
Asticou’s Island Domain: Wabanaki Peoples at Mound Desert Island 1500-2000
A remarkable survey of Wabanaki history It is sad but true that reliable accounts of who was native to Maine’s coastal region, their way of life, and how they struggled to survive in the face of the invasion and eventual takeover of their homeland by Europeans are extremely hard to come by. Therefore, the appearance
Deer Isle Boys were skilled professional mariners
To the editor: I enjoyed the article “Technology, travel put Deer Isle students in touch with their ancestors,” (Working Waterfront, June 2008) on the Deer Isle students and their impressive research into all the Deer Isle crews that defended the America’s Cup in the 1890s. These kids deserve every bit of praise they get.