Down East : an illustrated history of maritime Maine /
Paine's overview of Maine's maritime history ranges from early Native American travel and fishing to pre-Plymouth European settlements, wars, international trade, shipbuilding, boom-and-bust fisheries, immigrant quarrymen, quicklime production, yachting and modern port facilities, all unfo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thomaston, Maine : Bath, Maine :
Tilbury House Publishers ; Maine Maritime Museum,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | Paine's overview of Maine's maritime history ranges from early Native American travel and fishing to pre-Plymouth European settlements, wars, international trade, shipbuilding, boom-and-bust fisheries, immigrant quarrymen, quicklime production, yachting and modern port facilities, all unfolding against one of the most dramatic seascapes on the planet. This edition's wide-ranging and meticulously captioned photos, paintings, maps and illustrations complement the incisive text to provide a truly visual journey along a storied coast and through its rich history. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 088448565X 9780884485650 |