Down East Books
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Loving the North Woods: 25 Years of Historic Conservation in Maine
$19.95 Add to cartLoving the North Woods is a chronicle of the difficult challenges that led to tremendous conservation achievements in the great North Woods of Maine. Focusing on the remarkable period of activity from
- Author: Tilberg, Karin R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1684752086
- Language: English
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Acadia’s Carriage Roads
$12.95 Read moreThe third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia’s Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the m… [more below]
- Author: Thayer, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0892725516
- Language: English
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Notes on a Lost Flute: A Field Guide to the Wabanaki
$29.95 Add to cartAnyone interested in Native American lifeways will want to pore over Notes on a Lost Flute. Hardy brings together his expertise in forestry, horticulture, and environmental science to tell us about Ne… [more below]
- Author: Hardy, Kerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 16 2009
- ISBN10: 0892727799
- Language: English
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Antlers Forever!
$9.95 Add to cartOrville the moose is a likeable young fellow who tries very hard to do everything right, especially when it comes to taking care of his handsome pair of antlers. They are his pride and joy, but despit… [more below]
- Author: Bloxam, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0892725508
- Language: English
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Dahlov Ipcar’s Maine Alphabet
$18.95 Read moreThis charming ABC book from Maine artist Dahlov Ipcar contains an original illustration done especially for this edition, her first new children’s book illustration in more than twenty years. The Main
- Author: Ipcar, Dahlov
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1684750997
- Language: English
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Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck
$15.95 Read moreGrandma has run the town’s garbage business, and her three sons drive the trucks. But what happens when her sons are all too sick to work-and it’s the 4th of July, the day of the Big Parade? Leave it … [more below]
- Author: Clark, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0892726989
- Language: English
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Lobsterman
$12.95 Read moreLobsterman tells the story of a day in the life of a lobsterman’s son, working alongside his father.
- Series: Down East Quality Reprint
- Author: Ipcar, Dahlov
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: January 01 1962
- ISBN10: 0892720328
- Language: English
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Mystery of Lake Kanakondah
$23.67 Add to cartTwelve year old Alex does not like change, but finds himself pulled along by events he can’t control. With the help of his sister and some new friends, he finds a strength he didn’t know he had.
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- Author: Hayes, Karel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: May 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1684750407
- Language: English
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Moose, of Course!
$9.95 Read moreA persistent young boy tries everything he can think of to attract a moose, but it isn’t until he is forced to do nuthin that he is successful.
- Author: Plourde, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0892724730
- Language: English
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Angel of Bataan: The Life of a World War II Army Nurse in the War Zone and at Home
$26.83 Add to cartAlice Zwicker was the only service woman from Maine to be a prisoner of the enemy in either of the two World Wars. But there is more to the story than that. Across the nation, wherever one of the seve… [more below]
- Author: Macdougall, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: April 22 2015
- ISBN10: 1608933741
- Language: English
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The Tragedy of the Royal Tar: The 1836 Circus Steamship Fire
$12.95 Add to cartOn October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maine’s Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie returning to Boston from a summer-long tour of the Canadian Maritimes. … [more below]
- Author: Warner, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: February 16 2015
- ISBN10: 1608933571
- Language: English
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Life and Death in the North Woods: The Story of the Maine Game Warden Service
$16.95 Add to cartBeing a game warden in Maine is not just a job, it’s a way of life. This honest and entertaining book by a twenty-two-year veteran of the service tells the story of America’s oldest game warden servic… [more below]
- Author: Wight, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1608933318
- Language: English
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Chowders, Soups, and Stews
$7.95 Add to cartThe best recipes from Maine’s acclaimed food writer, these are mouth-watering renditions of classics like clam chowder, lobster stew as well as broccoli chowder and crabmeat stew. Simple and simply de… [more below]
- Author: Standish, Marjorie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0892724242
- Language: English
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The Wild Out Your Window
$15.95 Add to cartWhat could be better than watching the natural world out your window or on your television? Going out and experiencing it firsthand. In these fifty essays, acclaimed nature and science writer Sy Montg… [more below]
- Author: Montgomery, Sy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: January 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0892725753
- Language: English
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Take Heart: Poems from Maine the Complete Collection
$24.95 Add to cartIt is commonplace that poetry is the literary form that best expresses our deepest feelings. Those who seldom read poetry regularly turn to it for weddings, funerals, and other milestones. Former Main
- Author: McNair, Wesley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1684750652
- Language: English
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Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey
$25.25 Add to cartPopulated by an oddball cast of characters, this book chronicles one man’s determined effort–occasionally with hilarious results–to follow the stream that runs by his house to its elusive source.
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- Author: Roorbach, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: December 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1608933938
- Language: English
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Standard Baking Co. Pastries
$32.95 Add to cartStandard Baking Co. is Maine’s most well-known bakery. Located directly across from Portland’s harbor, the bakery is a daily hub for hundreds of people. From almond croissants to butter cookies to a p… [more below]
- Author: Pray, Alison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1608931846
- Language: English
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50 Things to Do in Maine Before You Die
$24.95 Read moreThe ultimate to-do list for Mainers and visitors alike
What better way to celebrate 50 years of book publishing than to celebrate the greatest things Maine has to offer. Following the popular trend in … [more below]
- Author: Griffin, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1608936295
- Language: English
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Waterfall Walks and Easy Hikes in the Western Maine Mountains
$19.95 Add to cart39 outings–waterfall adventures, foothills and forest hikes, and streamside and lakeside rambles. Most of the hikes are between a half-mile and two miles in length.
- Author: Dunlap, Doug
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1608937011
- Language: English
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How Maine Changed the World
$30.95 Add to cartCelebrating Mainers’ Amazing Ingenuity
As Down East Books celebrates 50 years of great book publishing, it seems appropriate to reflect upon
the contributions Maine has made that have had significant cu… [more below]- Author: Griffin, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: October 20 2017
- ISBN10: 1608936317
- Language: English
