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All Things Maine April 2011
Introduction
Welcome to the latest edition of the newsletter which highlights new Maine-related titles recently added to the collections of the Maine State Library.  Just click the "Check Library Catalog" link for availability.  Remember, if a title is not available in URSUS, check MaineCat.
Biography and Memoir
Who's at the door? : a memoir of me and the missionaries - Dan Harrington
Publisher: CFI
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/30/2010
Share Who ISBN-13: 9781599554211
ISBN-10: 1599554216
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A memoir of one man's encounter with The Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Maine when he invites into his home and his life two Mormon "elders."
Joshua Gross Rich (1820-1897): The Life and Works of a Western Maine Pioneer and Wildlife Writer - William B. Krohn
Publisher: Maine Folklife Center
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2010
Share Joshua Gross Rich (1820-1897)%3a  The Life and Works of a Western Maine Pioneer and Wildlife Writer ISBN-13: 9780943197371
ISBN-10: 0943197376
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From the cover:  Designed for folklorists, historians, naturalists, anglers, hunters, trappers and anyone interested in Maine's civil and natural histories during the eighteen hundreds, this book begins with a biographical sketch of Rich, followed by six of his articles including a description of his life as an early settler, detailed observations about the region's brook trout, and a controversial story about a lost cave.  Included is an annotated bibliography of Rich's published works, and a computer analysis that attempts to relocate Rich's cave.
Fiction A to Z
A special relationship : a novel - Douglas Kennedy
Publisher: Atria Paperback
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/04/2011
Share A special relationship %3a  a novel ISBN-13: 9781439199138
ISBN-10: 1439199132
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Marrying a fellow foreign correspondent who saved her life while they were both on assignment, Sally struggles with cultural adjustments when they move to her husband’s London home and finds their relationship further strained by a difficult pregnancy and a cruel betrayal.
Rescue : a novel - Anita Shreve
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/30/2010
Share Rescue %3a  a novel ISBN-13: 9780316020725
ISBN-10: 0316020729
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After his wife, Sheila, abandons him, paramedic Peter Webster is left to raise their daughter alone, until, 19 years later Sheila contacts him, dredging up years of buried questions and making him wonder why their marriage unraveled. By the best-selling author of A Change in Altitude.
History and Current Events
More New England Graveside Tales - T. M. Gray
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
Share More New England Graveside Tales ISBN-13: 9780764335853
ISBN-10: 0764335855
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The second volume of New England Graveside Tales provides tales of ghosts, witches, UFO's and spooky places to visit in New England.
Bootleggers, lobstermen & lumberjacks : fifty of the grittiest moments in the history of hardscrabble New England - Matthew P. Mayo
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
Share Bootleggers, lobstermen & lumberjacks %3a  fifty of the grittiest moments in the history of hardscrabble New England ISBN-13: 9780762759682
ISBN-10: 0762759682
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Although not strictly about Maine, but about New England in general, this book includes many tales from Maine.  Related are tales of shipwrecks, Indian and pirate attacks, rum runners and bootleggers and much more.
Old Maine Woman: Stories from the Coast to the County - Glenna Johnson Smith
Publisher: Islandport Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2010
Share Old Maine Woman%3a  Stories from the Coast to the County ISBN-13: 9781934031414
ISBN-10: 1934031410
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From the back cover:  Glenna Johnson Smith writes with eloquence and humor about the complexities, absurdities, and pleasures of the everyday, from her nostalgic look at her childhood on the Maine coast in the 1920's and 1930's, to her observations of life under the big sky and among the rolling potato fields of her beloved Aroostook County.  Old Maine Woman
also includes some of Glenna's most popular fiction pieces.
Home, Garden and DIY
Stonewall Kitchen Appetizers : Finger Foods and Small Plates - Jonathan King, Jim Stott and Kathy Gunst
Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/24/2010
Share Stonewall Kitchen Appetizers %3a  Finger Foods and Small Plates ISBN-13: 9780811868693
ISBN-10: 0811868699
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A new cookbook featuring appetizers by the folks at Stonewall Kitchens of York, ME.
 
Stonewall Kitchen Grilling : Fired-Up Recipes for Cooking Outdoors All Year Long - Jonathan King, Jim Stott and Kathy Gunst
Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/31/2010
Share Stonewall Kitchen Grilling %3a  Fired-Up Recipes for Cooking Outdoors All Year Long ISBN-13: 9780811868709
ISBN-10: 0811868702
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Get ready for summer with this new grilling cookbook from the folks at Stonewall Kitchen.
Horror
Stephen King's N. - Marc Guggenheim and Alex Maleev
Publisher: Marvel Enterprises
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/20/2010
Share Stephen King ISBN-13: 9780785134534
ISBN-10: 0785134530
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A graphic novel adaptation of King's short story from his Just After Sunset collection done by top talents at Marvel Comics.
Mystery
The corpse wore tartan - Kaitlyn Dunnett
Publisher: Kensington Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
Share The corpse wore tartan ISBN-13: 9780758238795
ISBN-10: 0758238797
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During the annual celebration of Scotland's beloved poet Robert Burns, Liss MacCrimmon, proprietor of Moosetookalook, Maine's only Scottish emporium, is trapped inside The Spruces hotel with the quarrelsome Scottish Heritage Appreciation Society--and a killer.
Nature and Science
The Allagash guide : what you need to know to canoe this famous Maine waterway - Gil Gilpatrick
Publisher: Fox Chapel Pub.
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2011
Share The Allagash guide %3a  what you need to know to canoe this famous Maine waterway ISBN-13: 9781565234888
ISBN-10: 156523488X
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From the cover:  Thinking about taking a canoe trip on the Allagash River?  Then you will want this guide filled with information about what to take, how much time you will need, where to start, what to do about your vehicle, campsites, and much, much more.
Early Maine Wildlife: Historical Accounts of Canada Lynx, Moose, Mountain Lion, White-Tailed Deer, Wolverine, Wolves, and Woodland Caribou, 1603-1930 - William B. Krohn and Christopher L. Hoving
Publisher: University of Maine Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2010
Share Early Maine Wildlife%3a  Historical Accounts of Canada Lynx, Moose, Mountain Lion, White-Tailed Deer, Wolverine, Wolves, and Woodland Caribou, 1603-1930 ISBN-13: 9780891011194
ISBN-10: 0891011196
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Designed as a reference work for biologists, conservationists, folklorists and historians, this book provides early writings about wildlife found in Maine written by early observers -- biologists, naturalists and woodsmen.  It functions as a unique guide to help readers find important early records related to this wildlife.  Also included are biographical sketches of these observers.
Portland's greatest conflagration : the 1866 fire disaster - Don Whitney and Michael Daicy
Publisher: History Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/22/2010
Share Portland ISBN-13: 9781596299559
ISBN-10: 159629955X
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The story of the great fire of July 1866 in Portland, ME that destroyed all the structures on over thirty streets.
Romance
Secrets of the Tudor court : by royal decree - Kate Emerson
Publisher: Gallery Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/14/2010
Share Secrets of the Tudor court %3a  by royal decree ISBN-13: 9781439177815
ISBN-10: 1439177813
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A latest entry in the series that includes Between Two Queens is inspired by the life of historical lady-in-waiting Elizabeth Brooke, whose scandalous love affair with William Parr forces them to employ persuasion and deception to garner favor in the courts of three monarchs. 

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