Maine at 200
An Anecdotal History Celebrating Two Centuries of Statehood
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2020
Down East Books,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-60893-716-5 (ISBN)
Down East Books,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-60893-716-5 (ISBN)
In honor of the Pine Tree State's bicentennial, historian Tom Huntington presents an anecdotal history of the state, covering the course of Maine’s often turbulent history, decade by decade.
Celebrate the bicentennial of Maine statehood
Historian Tom Huntington presents an anecdotal history of the state, covering the course of Maine’s often turbulent history, decade by decade. Huntington narrows the focus to key events and milestones, not just in the state of Maine, but in the context and world and national events and Maine’s role in how those events played out, including: the Jonathan Cilley duel of the 1830s; the Webster Ashburton Treaty and the Aroostook War; the Portland Rum Riot and the birth of Prohibition; various Civil War topics for the 1860s; Louis Sockalexis becomes first Native American to play major league baseball (1890s); L.L. Bean founded (1910s); Telstar establishes earth station in Andover (1960s), etc.
Celebrate the bicentennial of Maine statehood
Historian Tom Huntington presents an anecdotal history of the state, covering the course of Maine’s often turbulent history, decade by decade. Huntington narrows the focus to key events and milestones, not just in the state of Maine, but in the context and world and national events and Maine’s role in how those events played out, including: the Jonathan Cilley duel of the 1830s; the Webster Ashburton Treaty and the Aroostook War; the Portland Rum Riot and the birth of Prohibition; various Civil War topics for the 1860s; Louis Sockalexis becomes first Native American to play major league baseball (1890s); L.L. Bean founded (1910s); Telstar establishes earth station in Andover (1960s), etc.
Tom Huntington was the editor of Historic Traveler magazine and has written dozens of books and articles on a wide range of historical subjects. He lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60893-716-X / 160893716X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60893-716-5 / 9781608937165 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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