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In our rural town library, there are shelves upon shelves of old books about Maine written in the 1930s and 40s.
I just discovered author Louise Dickinson Rich. Her first of many subsequent books was a true page-turner and I highly recommend it: "We Took to the Woods" about her adventures living in a very remote cabin in the general area of Umbagog Lake back in the 1930s and 40s. (first printing 1942).
Another discovery is historical novel author Kenneth Roberts. His swashbuckling tale Northwest Passage kept me on the edge of my seat for more than 700 pages, even if the language was a bit archaic. This should be required reading for high schoolers in every American History class in Maine!
I know there are many, many others, and look forward to spending long winter nights reading and learning much more about Maine. Would love to hear more Maine book suggestions...
This one is a great glimpse at history IMO. Martha Ballard was a midwife in Hallowell as I recall (it's been a while since I read it) and she kept a journal of her work.
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
In our rural town library, there are shelves upon shelves of old books about Maine written in the 1930s and 40s.
I just discovered author Louise Dickinson Rich. Her first of many subsequent books was a true page-turner and I highly recommend it: "We Took to the Woods" about her adventures living in a very remote cabin in the general area of Umbagog Lake back in the 1930s and 40s. (first printing 1942).
Another discovery is historical novel author Kenneth Roberts. His swashbuckling tale Northwest Passage kept me on the edge of my seat for more than 700 pages, even if the language was a bit archaic. This should be required reading for high schoolers in every American History class in Maine!
I know there are many, many others, and look forward to spending long winter nights reading and learning much more about Maine. Would love to hear more Maine book suggestions...
Not Maine, but "Green Mountain Farm" was about living in Northern Vermont during the Great Depression. Much of the experience of living in Vermont back then cannot have been too different from Maine, so close enough. It is the best book by far, that I've read about living simply in rural New England.
"The Road Washes Out in Spring" and "A Year in the Maine Woods" are two more recent good books about living in rural Maine.
There's also "Northern Farm" by Henry Beston, author of the much celebrated "Outermost House"
I didn't care much for Beston's "Outermost House" book (which was about living on Cape Cod in the 1920s), but there were parts of "Nothern Farm" (about Maine) I liked a lot.
Still, my favorite so far is "Green Mountain Farm"
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In our rural town library, there are shelves upon shelves of old books about Maine written in the 1930s and 40s.
I just discovered author Louise Dickinson Rich. Her first of many subsequent books was a true page-turner and I highly recommend it: "We Took to the Woods" about her adventures living in a very remote cabin in the general area of Umbagog Lake back in the 1930s and 40s. (first printing 1942).
Another discovery is historical novel author Kenneth Roberts. His swashbuckling tale Northwest Passage kept me on the edge of my seat for more than 700 pages, even if the language was a bit archaic. This should be required reading for high schoolers in every American History class in Maine!
I know there are many, many others, and look forward to spending long winter nights reading and learning much more about Maine. Would love to hear more Maine book suggestions...
Just remembered a fascinating autobiography/memoir about growing up in Marshfield, Maine around 1900: "A Maine Hamlet"
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In our rural town library, there are shelves upon shelves of old books about Maine written in the 1930s and 40s.
I just discovered author Louise Dickinson Rich. Her first of many subsequent books was a true page-turner and I highly recommend it: "We Took to the Woods" about her adventures living in a very remote cabin in the general area of Umbagog Lake back in the 1930s and 40s. (first printing 1942).
Another discovery is historical novel author Kenneth Roberts. His swashbuckling tale Northwest Passage kept me on the edge of my seat for more than 700 pages, even if the language was a bit archaic. This should be required reading for high schoolers in every American History class in Maine!
I know there are many, many others, and look forward to spending long winter nights reading and learning much more about Maine. Would love to hear more Maine book suggestions...
John Gould wrote some good stuff also. I read a lot of Kenneth Roberts in the late 70's. Great reads especially Northwest Passage. Then became obsessive over Stephan King while I was in UK. The Dead Zone made me feel closer to home.
Don Fendler - Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Joseph Egan
He's still around too. I remember reading the book when I was a kid in the 50's. It made me scared to go there as I was sure I'd get lost like him.
August 19, 2010
Donn Fendler shares "lost on a mountain" story with Kooky campers | Island Ad-Vantages (http://www.islandadvantages.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/ia_3_donn_fendler_081910.html - broken link)
In our rural town library, there are shelves upon shelves of old books about Maine written in the 1930s and 40s.
I just discovered author Louise Dickinson Rich. Her first of many subsequent books was a true page-turner and I highly recommend it: "We Took to the Woods" about her adventures living in a very remote cabin in the general area of Umbagog Lake back in the 1930s and 40s. (first printing 1942).
Another discovery is historical novel author Kenneth Roberts. His swashbuckling tale Northwest Passage kept me on the edge of my seat for more than 700 pages, even if the language was a bit archaic. This should be required reading for high schoolers in every American History class in Maine!
I know there are many, many others, and look forward to spending long winter nights reading and learning much more about Maine. Would love to hear more Maine book suggestions...
Thanks everyone for these great suggestions. I look forward to getting lost in my local library.
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