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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)

Andrew Wyeth, A Secret Life


by Richard Meryman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A comprehensive look at the artist Andrew Wyeth, his life, family and works. Meryman traces three generations of the artistic family, discusses the Maine and Pennsylvania landscapes that inspired the reclusive Andrew, and describes each major work of art. (USE88, $24.99)

Andrew Wyeth, Memory & Magic


by Anne Knutson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A critical study and celebration of the work of Andrew Wyeth, encompassing more than 50 years of his paintings and drawings. (USE384, $55.00)

The Art of Monhegan Island

The Art of Monhegan Island


by Carl Little | James Wyeth | Arnold Skolnick

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 112 PAGES

Resident expert Carl Little introduces the art and artists of Monhegan, the remote island community of painters and lobstermen. (USE385, $40.00)

The Most Beautiful Villages of New England

The Most Beautiful Villages of New England


by Tom Shachtman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

In this coffee-table book, New England's most picturesque towns and villages are presented through 240 full color photographs. Accompanying descriptions fill in details about each town's history and architecture. (USE42, $40.00)

N.C. Wyeth, A Biography

N.C. Wyeth, A Biography


by David Michaelis | N. C. Wyeth

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

An enthralling biography of the patriarch of the Wyeth clan that examines his career as illustrator of popular adventure novels, as well as the artist's darker side. (USE90, $27.95)

North to Katahdin

North to Katahdin


by Eric Pinder

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 178 PAGES

A personal portrait of Maine's highest mountain and the northernmost point on the Appalachian Trail. Author Eric Pinder is a native New Englander and former coordinator for the Appalachian Mountain Club. (USE368, $15.95)

Walking

Walking


by Henry David Thoreau

  • REFERENCE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 92 PAGES

Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)

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)

 

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