Coastal Maine: A Maritime History

by Roger F. Duncan

Book Overview

Roger Duncan recounts four hundred years of Maine's rich maritime history, from the early seafarers' discovery of its valuable resources and the families that settled the land, to Maine's role in the history of the US in peacetime and in war. He traces the changes in Maine's economy over the past century: the demise of the coastal trade; the burgeoning popularity of pleasure boating after World War II; the hardships that beset the fishing and lumber...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881505552
• ISBN13: 9780881505559
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"