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Biography of Edward Kent who was the foremost Whig in Maine state politics and later a Republican judge.  He served three terms as a state legislator, two as mayor of Bangor, two as governor, and two as a judge of the state supreme court.  He represented Maine in the negotiations that resolved the long running northeastern border dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain and served for four years as the American consul in Rio de Janeiro. 

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A series of essays written by a midwesterner, transplanted to Deer Isle, and her developing sense of belonging to her new home.

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Summoned to a rustic cabin during a blizzard, Maine game warden Mike Bowdich embarks on a dangerous investigation involving a notorious drug dealer, a beautiful woman with a dark past and her troubled young son. By the Anthony Award- and Edgar Award-nominated author of The Poacher's Son.

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Visiting 16-year-old "Rat" Perkins at isolated Evenson boarding school, Maura Isles is astonished to learn that all of his classmates are survivors of violence and are being instructed in scientific detective skills, a discovery that coincides with Jane Rizzoli's investigation into the murder of a boy's foster family. By the best-selling author of The Silent Girl.

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Stories from the author's collection ranging from 1849 to 1913 and covering the Maine woods "from Magalloway to Moosehead, and Mopang to Madawaska."

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At no time in history has the United States had such a high percentage of theocratic members of Congress--those who expressly endorse religious bias in law. Just as ominously, at no other time have religious fundamentalists effectively had veto power over one of the country's two major political parties. As Sean Faircloth argues in this sobering yet engaging book, this has led to the crumbling of the wall of separation between church and state. While much of the public debate in the United States over church-state issues has focused on the construction of nativity scenes in town squares, Faircloth, a former politician, moves beyond the symbolism to explore the many ways federal and state legal codes privilege religion in law. He demonstrates how religious bias in law harms all Americans--financially, militarily, physically, socially, and educationally--and concludes with a ten-point vision of an America returned to its secular roots, and a specific and sensible plan for realizing this vision.--From publisher description.

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A study of women who committed terrible crimes in Maine and were incarcerated for them, the penal system of the time, and how women were treated while in prison.

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The Joy of Keeping Horses is a celebration of how to best keep happy and healthy horses at home. With an emphasis on the differences between owning a horse at a boarding stable and keeping that same horse at your own small farm, this beautiful, clear guide is written specifically for horse lovers who are considering taking the plunge into farm ownership.

Jessie Shiers lays out all the important facts and information, from purchasing property and building facilities to daily grooming and nutritional needs. Shiers also dispels some common myths and misconceptions about horses, and answers questions the novice owner may not know to ask. Along the way, she shares anecdotes from her own experiences and from interviews with other horse owners that demonstrate the main reason people choose to keep horses: the joy they bring to the lives of their owners.

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Residing on Maine's Islesboro Island, Sandra Oliver is a revered food historian with a vast knowledge of New England food history, subsistence living, and Yankee cooking. For the past five years, she has published her weekly recipes column, "Tastebuds", in the Bangor Daily News. The column has featured hundreds of recipes—from classic tried-and-true dishes to innovative uses for traditional ingredients. Collecting more than 300 recipes from her column and elsewhere, and emphasizing fresh, local ingredients, as well as the common ingredients found in most kitchens, this volume represents a new standard in home cooking.

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Since 1992, Jeff Pert's sardonic cartoons, particularly those featuring lobster and moose, have appeared in magazines (including
Down East) and on merchandise sold throughout New England. Collecting more than 100 of his best, most popular comics, How's the Water, Bob? presents a hilarious alternative look at Maine.

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An iconic feature of the Maine coast (and in a few places inland), lighthouses have served as important navigational aids but also as art subjects and tourist attractions and advertising symbols. This highly illustrated third volume in Historic New England's new series explores the lives and legends of lighthouse keepers, shares tales of maritime disasters, explores the architecture of lighthouses, and discusses efforts to preserve lighthouses themselves. It also examines the influence of Maine's lighthouses, from literature to paintings and photographs to tabletop models and all sorts of practical bric-a-brac. They were key to the development of the tourist trade in Maine (beyond facilitating safe landings), and they are a ubiquitous symbol on corporate logos, advertising symbols, souvenirs, and collectibles—from the past to the present.

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Artist Frederic Edwin Church first journeyed to Maine in the summer of 1850, spending six weeks on Mount Desert Island.  Over the next decades, he continued to visit Maine.  The best of the related sketches and paintings from Maine are reproduced here, in 77 illustrations, 70 in full color, some of them published for the first time.  Also included, and essay by John Wilmerding and an introduction by Vincent Katz.