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Young Charlotte (Or Fair Charlotte), Ernest Lord
Young Charlotte (Or Fair Charlotte), Ernest Lord
Maine Song and Story Sampler
Young Charlotte is an old ballad native to North America. It has been a popular ballad all over North America from Newfoundland to South Dakota, and widely studied. It was so popular, in fact, that it inspired a doll called Frozen Charlotte.
The Blackwater Side, Bill Cramp
The Blackwater Side, Bill Cramp
Maine Song and Story Sampler
"The Blackwater Side" is one of many songs that came to Maine from the British Tradition. It is, as Bill Cramp called it, a "long love song." This ballad is one in a series of songs that consist of true lovers' discussions, but none are any more good humored than "The Blackwater Side."
The Depot Camp, Bill Cramp
The Depot Camp, Bill Cramp
Maine Song and Story Sampler
The song, written by James O’Hara, a woodsman from Maine, described the lumbering operation owned and operated by James McNulty of Bangor, Maine.
Papermaking At Oxford, Oxford Paper Company
Papermaking At Oxford, Oxford Paper Company
Maine History Documents
A pamphlet providing information on the history of papermaking and facilities at Oxford Paper Company in Rumford, Maine, circa 1966.
Separation Of Maine From Massachusetts 1785-1820, Ronald Fillmore Banks
Separation Of Maine From Massachusetts 1785-1820, Ronald Fillmore Banks
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The movement to separate Maine from Massachusetts commenced in 178£ as an "anticolonial" movement. Led at first by conservatives who desired independence for Maine in order that they could become leaders in the style of their political brethren who led Massachusetts, the movement was eventually taken over by men such as William King, John Holmes, Albion K. Parris, William Pitt Preble, and John Chandler, all of whom formed the leadership of the Jeffersonian- Republicans in Maine.
These leaders of the Republicans of Maine desired independence in order to be freed from the economic and political constraints placed on their activities …