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Acadia, The Complete Guide

Acadia, The Complete Guide


by James Kaiser

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A full-color informative guide on where to go, what to do, and how to get the most out of hikes and other adventures in Maine. (USE398, $22.99)

Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman


by Richard Adams Carey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 381 PAGES

A discussion the crisis that faces the New England fishing industry from a journalist who spent a year among the fishermen of Cape Cod. (USE44, $21.95)

Appalachian Mountain Club Acadia National Park Discovery Map, Hiking, Biking, and Paddling

Appalachian Mountain Club Acadia National Park Discovery Map, Hiking, Biking, and Paddling


by Appalachian Mountain Club

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • MAP
  • 1 PAGES

A waterproof map to the hiking, biking and paddling trails of Acadia. A take-along companion to AMC's Discover National Park guide. (USE512, $9.95)

The Artist's Mount Desert


by John Wilmerding

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A study of Maine's Mount Desert Island and the artists who have been drawn to its shores. (USE189, $39.50)

Bangor, Maine: The Twentieth Century


by Richard R. Shaw

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

(USE157, $16.99)

Coastal Maine, A Maritime History


by Roger Duncan

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A four hundred year history of Maine, focusing on maritime traditions and seafaring, as well coastal settlement and development. (USE247, $24.95)

Discover Acadia National Park, AMC's Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling

Discover Acadia National Park, AMC's Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling


by Marcy Monkman | Jerry Monkman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 249 PAGES

Directions and detailed descriptions of 50 hiking, biking and paddling trips in Acadia for all abilities. Includes black and white photos, a pull-out topographical map and appendices of all hiking trails and other activities. (USE511, $21.95)

The Edge Of Maine

The Edge Of Maine


by Geoffrey Wolff

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A portrait of the coast of Maine, its culture, geology and history, by a writer long familiar with the region. With chapters on lobsters and boat building (among other topics). A volume in the series National Geographic Directions. (USE367, $20.00)

Fodor's Maine Coast


by Fodor's Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (USE431, $16.99)

Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire

Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire


by Inc. (EDT) Fodor's Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (USE441, $19.99)

Inventing Acadia, Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert


by Pamela Belanger

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 170 PAGES

The story of the formation of Acadia National Park in Maine. (USE178, $45.00)

The Lobster Gangs of Maine


by James M. Acheson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 181 PAGES

The life and social structures of the Maine lobstermen, as observed by an anthropologist. (USE354, $16.95)

Maine Coast Map & Guide

Maine Coast Map & Guide


by DeLorme Mapping

  • 2008
  • MAP

A detailed, recreational map of the Maine coast, from Kittery north to Bar Harbor, shown at a scale of 1:150,000. (USE64, $9.95)

Maine in America, American Art in the Farnsworth Art Museum

Maine in America, American Art in the Farnsworth Art Museum


by Pamela Belanger

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 300 PAGES

An illustrated survey and history of the collection at the Farnsworth Museum. (USE177, $55.00)

The Maine Woods

The Maine Woods


by Henry David Thoreau | Edward Hoagland

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

The essential companion to a canoe trip on the Allegash or other wanderings in Maine. (USE62, $17.00)

Moon Handbook Maine

Moon Handbook Maine


by Hilary Nangle

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 676 PAGES

A practical guide in the Moon series, packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history and destinations throughout Maine. (USE443, $21.95)

Mount Desert Island / Acadia National Park Map


by DeLorme Mapping

  • MAP

A fold-up, topographic map of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, shown at a scale of 1:24,000. (USE155, $5.99)

Mrs. Pollifax Pursued


by Dorothy Gilman

  • MYSTERY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

After unlikely CIA agent Mrs. Pollifax finds a girl hiding in her closet, she finds herself at a travelling carnival in rural Maine investigating a kidnapping, shady investments and attempted murder. (USE519, $6.99)

Northern New England Map

Northern New England Map


by Streetwise Maps

  • 2004
  • MAP

A laminated, folding road map of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at a scale of 1:2,700,000 with city-to-city mileage chart and insets of Burlington, Portland and Manchester regions. (USE76, $6.95)

The Perfect Storm, A True Story of Men Against the Sea


by Sebastian Junger

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A gripping, now-famous blow-by-blow account of a 1991 disaster at sea. Junger reconstructs the final hours of six men aboard a 72-foot swordfish boat in the North Atlantic, battling against a torrential storm. (OCE06, $15.95)

Roadside Geology of Maine


by Dabney W. Caldwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains in detail the geologic history of Maine. Each section is organized around a particular route, with black-and-white photographs complementing detailed geologic maps. (USE366, $20.00)

A Shipyard in Maine, Percy and Small and the Great Schooners


by Ralph Linwood Snow | Captain Douglas K. Lee

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 391 PAGES

A gorgeously illustrated account of the legendary nineteenth century shipbuilding firm. (USE248, $49.95)

Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine of the Gettysburg Campaign


by Thomas A. Desjardin

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Drawn from the accounts of soldiers and officers, this is a visceral portrait of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's legendary 20th Maine Regiment and their battle at Gettysburg for Vincent's Spur. (USE242, $19.99)

 

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