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"A thorough and engaging history of Maine's rocky coast and
its tough-minded people." -- Boston Herald
its tough-minded people." -- Boston Herald
| "[A] well-researched and well-written cultural and ecological history of stubborn perseverance" -- USA Today |
| "Delves deeply and reflectively into the history of Maine and its people" -- Boston Globe |
| "A beautifully considered history... Woodard's admiration for lobster culture is stirring.... {Mainers'] feisty pluck remains undiminished in the face of obstacles." -- Newsday |
| "Woodard doesn't disguise his pique with the forces at work. Maine is worth fighting for - as is any village with distinctly etched local character and community." -- Christian Science Monitor |
| "Lively... While it appears that the future of the lobster is assured -- at least for a while -- the future of Maine's lobstermen is not." -- The Economist (London) |
| "Woodard writes about his native state and its ungainly mascot with grace and authority, shining a clear light through the mystery and lore that have long surrounded both." -- Northern Sky News |
| "Meticulous... For those who received the sanitized version of American history in elementary school, the truth comes as a bit of a shock." -- Ottawa Citizen |
| Publisher's Description: "Nearly a decade before the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, European settlers were eking out a living on the rocky coast of Maine. Their descendants fended off aggrieved Indians, French raiders, English lords, and greedy land speculators to found one of America's most iconic and compelling cultures: the lobstering communities of coastal Maine. In this riveting history of his native state, award-winning journalist Colin Woodard reveals Mainers' increasingly difficult struggle to hold on to their communities and the early American ideals that have sustained them. The Lobster Coast tells a story as big as America itself, from the formative experiences of the colonial era to the perils of failing to conserve a cultural and environmental heritage in the face of uncontrolled growth and development." |
| A New England Bestseller: The Lobster Coast spent three weeks at #1 on the Maine Sunday Telegram paperback non-fiction Bestseller list and ten weeks on the New England Booksellers' Association paperback non-fiction list. The hardcover edition spent eleven weeks on the Maine Sunday Telegram and five weeks on the NEBA bestseller lists. |
| The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators & the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier |
(c) 2003-2009 Colin S. Woodard; All rights reserved.
| The Lobster Coast |
| A Maine and New England Bestseller |
| A Booksense Notable Title |
| Colin Woodard's second book, The Lobster Coast is available in paperback at Amazon.com, B&N.com or your favorite bookstore. |
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| Author's Description: "This is the Rosetta Stone for understanding coastal Maine, Maine culture, and the political, cultural, and economic divisions that drive policy decisions to this day. An exploration of my home state's unusual history -- and its complicated relationship to Massachusetts -- and the marine environment that shaped so much about its character." |
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