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"A thorough and engaging history of Maine's rocky coast and
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 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.
The Lobster Coast has spent a total of 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.
Reviews of The Lobster Coast:
Rebels, Rusticators & the Struggle for a
Forgotten Frontier
(c) 2003-2007 Colin S. Woodard; All rights reserved.
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