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The Century Of The Oxford Bear: Party Politics, Patronage, And The Popular Press In Creating Maine County Identity, 1820-1920, Larry Glatz
Maine History
Oxford County, Maine, gained an early reputation as a bastion of Jeffersonian-Jacksonian Democracy in the otherwise Whiggish Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and accordingly political foes disparaged the county as a land of “backwoods bears.” Residents, ironically; adopted the image, and this early political labeling became a symbol of a shared culture and heritage. This article examines the “Oxford Bear" as an example of county history and the dynamics of local identity. Author Larry Glatz received an A.B. from Dartmouth and a M.A.T. from Harvard. He became involved in computer technology as an educator, and this eventually led him to a career …
Governors Of Maine With Oxford County Ties, Stanley R. Howe
Governors Of Maine With Oxford County Ties, Stanley R. Howe
Maine History
Seven of Maine's seventy-two governors or acting governors were either born in what is today Oxford County or served from that county which was incorporated on March 4, 1805, two hundred years ago this year. Five of these seven left a legacy as chief executives of the state. Hannibal Hamlin, who served briefly as governor, made important contributions by holding other offices, and Sebastian Streeter Marble ably filled out his predecessor’s term, but is nearly forgotten today: Below they are described in the order of their service. Dr. Howe received his Ph.D. from the University of Maine in 1977. He …