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Everything that you ever wanted to know about Maine's state cat, America's first native breed, which teetered on the edge of oblivion at one point in the past.Author: Marilis HornidgePublisher: Down...

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic baseball teams, representing not just a city or a state, but an entire region--it's the only professional baseball team in New England. Baseball greats...

Joshua Chamberlain has become a pop culture icon and his regiment is now the most famous small military unit in American history. A major focus of The Killer Angels, the largest selling Civil War...

In this exciting conclusion to Karel Hayes' Lake Kanakondah trilogy, the mysterious Mr. Blackendoff appears to tell Alex the story of the bell box, which begins in far off Peru. Soon Alex realizes he...

With fifty recipes, ranging from muffins to tasty entrees to desserts, cocktails, and preserves, The Wild Blueberry Cookbook is a celebration of the flavor, versatility, and healthy benefits of the...

Considered Sarah Orne Jewett's best work, The Country of the Pointed Firs tells the story of a Boston writer who comes to the Maine seacoast town of Dunnett Landing to finish her book. Instead of...

The first title in Elizabeth Ogilvies' Lover's Trilogy, The Dawning of the Day follows widow Philippa Marshall as she makes a life for herself as a schoolteacher on rugged Bennett's Island. As she...

Tim Cotton has been a police officer for more than thirty years. The writer in him has always been drawn to the stories of the people he has met along the way. Dealing with the standard issue...

Completing Elisabeth Ogilvie's Tide Trilogy, The Ebbing Tide follows Joanna Bennett as she works to keep the home fires of Bennett's Island burning while the men of the island are off fighting in...

The third of a three-volume series, this book is aimed at young women interested in guns and shooting but who have no background in firearms and don't know where to begin. Thoroughly illustrated with...

In 1940, the 1780-farmhouse that noted Maine essayist and curmudgeon John Gould's great-grandfather built burned to the ground. To honor the generations that came before him, Gould there and then...

More than half of Maine has never been settled--millions of acres of quasi-wilderness.Author: Neil RoldePublisher: Down East BooksPublication Date: Oct 01, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage:...

During another family summer vacation at Lake Kanakonda, Alex, now thirteen, and his friend Maizy confront a giant turtle while trying to help his great grandfather, Harvey, unravel the basis of his...

The Maine Coon is arguably the most popular breed of cat in the United States, and it is certainly the largest, with some males weighing nearly 20 pounds. This book provides an informative and fun...

Maine has always been steeped in ingenuity and boldness. Perhaps it is the mix of granite coast and balsam breezes that gives rise to this inspiration, but whatever it is, the state has long held an...

When the Baker family arrives from Boston to Lake Fortune, in rural Maine, they are welcomed by a rickety cabin with an outhouse, a thunder and lightning storm, and a creature in the attic that...

Siri Beckman made her way to Maine in the late 1970s, where she was "called" to wood engraving quite by accident. She has been practicing this art form for over forty years and this volume, featuring...

Vanessa Barton feels caged in her marriage and trapped by life in the small community of Bennett's Island. She blindly yearns for something, but doesn't know what, until Owen Bennett walks into her...

The Stones of Riverton is a collection of linked fictional stories that are based on cemetery markers in a small Maine town. Together, they tell a history of unexplained deaths and deeply held...

Franklin Burroughs grew up in South Carolina and has lived in Maine for more than fifty years. This new collection includes brief essays originally published in Down East magazine's "Room With a...

The Wicked Good Book is pithy, nostalgic, practical, and irreverent guide to getting the most out of living in the Pine Tree State. It's a blend of hearty survival skills with everyday common sense...

A fascinating one-year sojourn across America in search of greener pastures--and the finest goat cheese.Author: Margaret HathawayPublisher: Down East BooksPublication Date: Jun 15, 2022Number of...

For focus, exercise, and pleasant distraction, scientist Declan McCabe takes frequent walks along Vermont's Winooski River. The brief trips provide solitude, grounding, and an opportunity to explore...

The foothills of western Maine, specifically in the Farmington and Wilton regions are rife with path and trails just begging to be explored on foot. The wilderness walks in this guide are just right...

Veterinarian Brad Brown never knew what to expect when he was called.Author: Bradford B. BrownPublisher: Down East BooksPublication Date: Aug 01, 2023Number of Pages: 192 pagesLanguage:...

In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire's Row in Bar...