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The Transformation Of Farming In Maine, 1940-1985, Richard Wescott, David Vail Sep 1988

The Transformation Of Farming In Maine, 1940-1985, Richard Wescott, David Vail

Maine History

Stone walls running incongruously through deep woods; fields and pastures becoming overgrown with brush; broken-backed barns tum bling in upon themselves; clusters of day lilies and lilacs guarding empty cellar holes — the remains of thousands of farms are scattered across the Maine landscape, relics of another age when farming was the lifeblood of hundreds of rural communities from the Piscataqua to the St. John.


Book Reviews, Jamie Eves, Charles E. Clark Jun 1988

Book Reviews, Jamie Eves, Charles E. Clark

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: A Maine Hamlet by Lura Beam; New Hampshire: Crosscurrents in it's Development by Nancy Coffey Heffernan and Ann Page Stecker.


Selections From Frank Dickerson’S Civil War Letters, Lucy Richardson Jun 1988

Selections From Frank Dickerson’S Civil War Letters, Lucy Richardson

Maine History

These are edited excerpts of letter of Frank Dickerson, a member of the Union Army during the Civil War. The recipients of these letters was Mr. Dickerson's father, Johnathan Garland Dickerson a justice of the Maine Supreme Court.


The “Plumed Knight” At Home: An Intimate Sketch Of James G. Blaine, H. Draper Hunt Jun 1988

The “Plumed Knight” At Home: An Intimate Sketch Of James G. Blaine, H. Draper Hunt

Maine History

This article is a detailed overview of the personal and political lives of Maine's James G. Blaine.


The Wadsworths: A Portland Family, Joyce Butler Apr 1988

The Wadsworths: A Portland Family, Joyce Butler

Maine History

The article reviews the history of the Wadsworth family from the arrive of Peleg Wadsworth in Falmouth, Maine through the birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the son of Peleg’s daughter Zilpah and Stephen Longfellow


The Longfellows: Another Portland Family, Joyce Butler Apr 1988

The Longfellows: Another Portland Family, Joyce Butler

Maine History

The article traces the history of the family of Stephen and Zilpah Longfellow, parents of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from 1813 until 1851.


The Legacy Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Daniel Aaron Apr 1988

The Legacy Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Daniel Aaron

Maine History

This article discusses the reactions to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by literary figures and the general public.