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Editor's Note, Eileen Hagerman
Editor's Note, Eileen Hagerman
Maine History
Overview of the contents of this issue of Maine History by its Editor.
From The Collections Of The Maine Historical Society, Jamie Kingman Rice
From The Collections Of The Maine Historical Society, Jamie Kingman Rice
Maine History
Discussion of the Maine Historical Society's pamphlet collection.
Sir Hiram Maxim And His Gun: A Literary Trail, Charles Shain
Sir Hiram Maxim And His Gun: A Literary Trail, Charles Shain
Maine History
Hiram Maxim, born near Sangerville, Maine, in 1840, enjoyed a brilliant career as an inventor and self-promotor. His best-known invention, the Maxim gun, proved appallingly successful during the British imperialistic ventures in Africa at the turn of the century and later in World War I. In this article, Emeritus Professor Charles Shain traces the literary usages for Maxim ’s invention, both as noun and as a verb - describing the scything action of the gun as it mowed down an advancing foe. Charles Shain published and taught in the field of American Studies at Carleton College and for twelve years …