| The Lobster Coast |
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| Reviews of The Lobster Coast Publisher's Weekly Booklist Working Waterfront The Christian Science Monitor Library Journal New York Newsday Boston Herald Maine Sunday Telegram Boston Sunday Globe The Economist Down East USA Today Bookpage (ABA) Bangor Daily News Bar Harbor Times Maine Harbors Northern Sky News Ottawa Citizen Maine Boats & Harbors |
| 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 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. |
| Features about The Lobster Coast Maine Sunday Telegram Portland Phoenix NHPR (The Exchange) NHPR (Front Porch) Maine Public Radio Lewiston Sun-Journal WGME News (Where's Amy) New England Cable News Free Press (Rockland, ME) Plum-TV (Nantucket, MA) York Count Coast Star (ME) |
| "[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) |
| International Ordering: U.K: Amazon.co.uk France: Amazon.fr Germany: Amazon.de Korea: ypbooks.co.kr Japan: Kinokuniya Amazon.co.jp Greece: Papasotiriou Czech Rep: Knihy.cz Italy: libreriauniversitaria.it New Zealand: Real Groovy |
| "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 thruth comes as a bit of a shock." -- Ottawa Citizen |