Our Maine Heritage : Industries

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Our Maine Heritage : Industries

Description

Second volume in a series of books dedicated to the history of Maine. Concerned with the period from 1700 to the 1980s. Divided into four detailed units: lumbering, ships, railroads, and potatoes. Unites the diverse industries and people of Maine - from the deep woods, to the farmlands, to the coast - in the histories and products of their labors. Descriptions of logging patterns and lumbering equipment. A shipbuilding history with profiles of famous Maine ships. A review of the United States railroad systems and their beginnings in New England. Farming towns in northern Maine and the development of the potato industry. Illustrated in black and white photo. Printed by Thompson Printing, Brewer, Maine.

Creator

Stadig, Rita

Publisher

Self-published

Date

1984

Language

en

Type

Book

Identifier

Coverage

1700-1980; Maine

Contribution Form

Zotero

Num Pages

146

Place

Soldier Pond, Maine

Volume

2

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