Coastal Maine: A Maritime History

Roger Duncan recounts four hundred years of Maine's rich maritime history, from the early seafarers' discovery of its valuable resources and the families that settled the land, to Maine's role in the history of the US in peacetime and in war. He traces the changes in Maine's economy over the past century: the demise of the coastal trade; the burgeoning popularity of pleasure boating after World War II; the hardships that beset the fishing and lumber industries; and the rise of tourism. This anecdotal panorama of people, land, boats, and water will absorb historians, nautical enthusiasts, and New Englanders alike.

Author: Roger F. Duncan
Publisher: Countryman Press
Published: 06/01/2002
Pages: 574
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.03lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.20w x 1.43d
ISBN: 9780881505559

About the Author
Duncan, Roger F.: - Roger F. Duncan edited and revised the fifth through tenth editions of his father's definitive A Cruising Guide to the New England Coast. He is also the author of Sailing in the Fog, Eastward, and Coastal Maine. He lives in East Boothbay, Maine.