Down East Books
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Go By Boat: Stories of a Maine Island Doctor
$24.95 Add to cartFresh out of training, Dr. Chuck Radis moves with his wife and daughter to Peaks Island, Maine, to fulfill a Public Health scholarship obligation. Absent-minded and initially oblivious to island mores… [more below]
- Author: Radis, Chuck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1608937550
- Language: English
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Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners
$49.95 Add to cartAlthough there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting… [more below]
- Author: Hanson, Scott T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: June 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1684751160
- Language: English
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John Jenkins: Mayor of Maine
$16.95 Add to cartJohn Jenkins, Maine’s first Black state senator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, led a remarkable life and his influence extended far beyond his politics and his constituents. He was a four-time
- Author: Radis, Chuck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: April 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1684750857
- Language: English
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Here First: Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, Maine
$22.95 Add to cartOn March 16, 1621, Samoset, a sagamore of the Wawenock, cemented his place in history. He was the first Indigenous person to make contact with the colonists at Plymouth Plantation, startling them when
- Author: Bachelder, Jody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: August 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1684750067
- Language: English
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A Maine Garden Almanac: Seasonal Wisdom for Making the Most of Your Garden Space
$32.95 Add to cartMartha Fenn King is a steadfast gardener whose stunning photos and sage advice once informed readers through her regular gardening column, “Martha’s Garden.” Gathering a lifetime of gardening knowledg
- Author: King, Martha Fenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1684750083
- Language: English
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Indians in Eden: Wabanakis and Rusticators on Maine’s Mt. Desert Island
$16.95 Add to cartWhen the Wabanaki were moved to reservations, they proved their resourcefulness by catering to the burgeoning tourist market during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Bar Harbor was called Eden. … [more below]
- Author: McBride, Bunny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0892728043
- Language: English
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Deep Water: Murder, Scandal, and Intrigue in a New England Town
$31.58 Add to cartA gripping tale of murder in quiet Jaffrey, New Hampshire in the waning days of World War I.
- Author: Sheldon, Kenneth M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 390
- Publish Date: June 15 2022
- ISBN10: 168475027X
- Language: English
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Ghost Towns of New England: Thirty-Two Locations Lost to Time
$19.95 Add to cartA fascinating tour of long-abandoned towns and villages throughout New England.
- Author: Plumb, Taryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: October 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1684750164
- Language: English
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Nantucket Ghosts
$16.95 Add to cartNantucket Island has just more than 10,000 year-round residents – and a sizeable population of very real ghosts. The 44 tales in this book were collected as oral history. Some of these spirits are ben… [more below]
- Author: Balliett, Blue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0892727179
- Language: English
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Maine Ghosts & Legends: 30 Encounters with the Supernatural
$14.99 Add to cartMaine has a rich supernatural history and ghost stories from the state are as varied as they are prolific. Freelance writer and reporter Tom Verde first became interested in such eerie occurrences whi… [more below]
- Author: Verde, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1608932427
- Language: English
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Dark Woods, Chill Waters: Ghost Tales from Down East Maine
$10.95 Add to cartForgotten somewhere between Bar Harbor, Maine, and New Brunswick, Canada, lies the most remote and mysterious section of the Eastern Seaboard. It is a region rich in stark beauty-and supernatural lore… [more below]
- Author: Librizzi, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 16 2007
- ISBN10: 0892727527
- Language: English
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Today’s Best Maine Fiction
$16.95 Add to cartHere Carolyn Chute, Stephen King, Bill Roorbach, Richard Russo, Monica Wood, and nine other stellar Maine writers prove that the state is a superb source of inspiration for fiction. They capture Maine… [more below]
- Author: McNair, Wesley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: July 28 2008
- ISBN10: 0892727810
- Language: English
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The Stones of Riverton: Stories from a Cemetery
$19.95 Add to cartThe Stones of Riverton is a collection of linked fictional stories that are based on cemetery markers in a small Maine town. Together, they tell a history of unexplained deaths and deeply held secrets
- Author: Travers, Clif
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1684751063
- Language: English
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Arundel
$19.95 Add to cartThis is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict … [more below]
- Author: Roberts, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: January 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0892723645
- Language: English
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Rabble in Arms
$18.95 Add to cartThe second of Roberts’s epic novels of the American Revolution, Rabble in Arms was hailed by one critic as the greatest historical novel written about America upon its publication in 1933. Love, treac… [more below]
- Author: Roberts, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 586
- Publish Date: January 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0892723866
- Language: English
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When the Island Had Fish: The Remarkable Story of a Maine Fishing Community
$27.95 Add to cartWhen the Island had Fish is the story of a tiny island, Vinalhaven Maine, that offers a close look at the significant history of Maine fishing particularly, but also provides a meditation on America’s
- Author: Smith, Janna Malamud
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: July 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1684750784
- Language: English
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Lost But Found: An Upcountry Life
$26.95 Add to cartRobert Kimber has led a largely rural life as a farmer, writer, and woodsman. The essays gathered in this wide-ranging collection reflect a lifetime of adventures and misadventures. Kimber writes of c
- Author: Kimber, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1684750946
- Language: English
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The Autumn Visitors
$16.95 Read moreIn this fourth and final book in Karel Hayes’s acclaimed Visitors series, the beloved family of bears gets in another round of adventures as they experience the full enjoyment of a New England autumn…. [more below]
- Author: Hayes, Karel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1608934543
- Language: English
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Mythical Creatures of Maine: Fantastic Beasts from Legend and Folklore
$26.95 Read moreMaine folklore is rich in tales of humans confronted by strange beasts, both wonderful and terrifying. The Abenaki, or “First People” had their tales of Glooskap and Pamola. Other tales came with Euro
- Author: Packard, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1608937267
- Language: English
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Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness
$14.95 Add to cartDonn Fendler’s harrowing story of being lost in the Maine wilderness when he was just twelve, was made famous by the perennial best-seller, Lost on a Mountain in Maine. In Lost Trail, more than 70 yea… [more below]
- Author: Fendler, Donn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: December 16 2011
- ISBN10: 0892729457
- Language: English
