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Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd
Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd
Maine History
This article is an expanded version of a paper read at a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - Forest History Group in Portland, Oregon, October 18-19, 1983. The meeting was sponsored by the Forest History Society, Santa Cruz, California, which published the proceedings of the meeting under the editorship of Harold K. Steen.
The Rise And Fall Of Portland's Waterfront, 1850-1920, Robert H. Babcock
The Rise And Fall Of Portland's Waterfront, 1850-1920, Robert H. Babcock
Maine History
The article outlines the history of Portland’s seafront harbor given it’s geographic proximity to North Atlantic trades routes, competition from Canadian harbors and the cities decision to promote tourism rather than trade.