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Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman
• Richard Adams Carey
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 381 PAGES
To learn more about the crisis that faces the American fishing industry, Richard Adams Carey spent a year working alongside fishermen off the shores of Cape Cod. What resulted is this book, a portrait of a declining industry and depleted natural resources. It deals admirably with complicated issues of natural history and humanism, showing great respect for both the ocean and the fishermen that depend on it.
(USE44, $21.95) |
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Andrew Wyeth, A Secret Life
• Richard Meryman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1998 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A comprehensive look at the artist Andrew Wyeth, his life, family and works. Meryman, a family friend of the Wyeth's, 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. With 16 color and 75 black-and-white photographs.
(USE88, $24.99) |
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Andrew Wyeth, Memory & Magic
• Anne Knutson
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
This critical study and celebration of the work of Andrew Wyeth, encompassing more than 50 years of his paintings and drawings, features 200 color reproductions. Published in conjunction with the High Museum.
(USE384, $55.00) |
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The Art of Monhegan Island
• 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) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of New England
• 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. Among the places depicted are Nantucket, Watch Hill, Stonington, Deerfield, Newfane, and Bethel.
(USE42, $40.00) |
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N.C. Wyeth, A Biography
• 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, including Treasure Island, The Last of the Mohicans, and Robin Hood, among others. Michaelis also reveals the artist's dark side and the almost gothic quality that overshadowed his family life.
(USE90, $27.95) |
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North to Katahdin
• Eric Pinder
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 178 PAGES
A personal portrait of Maine's highest mountain and the northernmost point on the Appalachian Trail -- prized by Thoreau and a popular climb. Pinder, a native New Englander and former coordinator for the Appalachian Mountain Club, combines anecdote, natural history, commentary on conservation and future prospects for Katahdin and surrounding Baxter State Park.
(USE368, $15.95) |
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
REFERENCE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 92 PAGES
You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel.
(WLK04, $9.99) |
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Northern New England Map
• 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. Two Sides. 36x24 inches.
(USE76, $6.95) |
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