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Jock Darling: The Notorious “Outlaw” Of The Maine Woods, James B. Vickery Iii
Jock Darling: The Notorious “Outlaw” Of The Maine Woods, James B. Vickery Iii
Maine History
Jim Vickery began work on this article shortly before he died in 1997. He had been researching Jock Darling for several years, and at my urging he set down his thoughts on the “old outlaw” under an arrangement by which he would compose the article on one of his infamous "yellow pads,” and I would transcribe the results on my computer and return a clean copy to him for editing and proofreading. He would also fill in the blanks where I could not decipher his handwriting. Before we could complete this project, Jim was hospitalized with the condition that finally …
170 Years Of Caring: The Animal Welfare Movement In Bangor, Maine, John D. Blaisdell
170 Years Of Caring: The Animal Welfare Movement In Bangor, Maine, John D. Blaisdell
Maine History
The history of the animal welfare movement in Bangor, Maine dates to the first decades of the nineteenth century: Over the course of its long history, the movement's emphasis shifted from a focus on livestock and urban workhorses in the nineteenth century to children and animals at the turn of the century and finally to companion animals, primarily cats and dogs. These shifts, the author argues, reflect economic and technological changes as well as a transformation in society's perception of animals. A Maine native, John Blaisdell, is currently working on a book exploring the history of Maine's animal welfare movement. …