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BOOK CATEGORY: Maine Woods Judd, Richard W. & Kellogg, Edward "Zip" Ktaadn Trails: Lucius Merrill and the Paths to Katahdin Description: 84 pp. Illustrated by more than 50 of Merrill's b&w photographs and 2 folding maps. Merrill was professor of Geology at the University of Maine and was appointed state geologist from 1929 until his death in 1935. He took this series of pictures on hiking trips into the Katahin region in 1892, and again in 1894. His habit of writing the date and location on the sleeve of each negative make these pictures a particulary valuable resource. Camp life, aspects of lumbering and changes in forest growth are just a few areas illustrated here. Parsons, Eleanor Currie A Town Called Drew & Beyond Description: 113,[1] pp. Signed first edition. Illustrated with b& w photographs. History and personal memoir of a small town which lived and died during the lumbering era in northern Maine. Fine Walworth, Arthur The Medomak Way. The Story of the First Fifty Years of an American Summer Camp for Boys Description: x, 116 pp. Light green cloth, title gilt on spine. Frontispiece, appendix, map of camp. "...a look into the history of a successful camp for American boys reveals principles that are undated and that must continue to animate the policy of camps that would succeed." Wilson, Granville P Pioneers of the Magalloway: from 1820 to 1904 Description: 64, [1] pp. Illustrated with 14 black and white photographs. The Magalloway River rises near the extreme northwestern corner of Maine. The river flows south through Parmachenee Lake, to Aziscohos Lake. Below the lake dam, the Magalloway turns west to the village of Wilsons Mills, Maine, turns south along the New Hampshire-Maine border, where the river ends at the outlet of Umbagog Lake. Wilson includes settlers who located along the length of the river. Top edge of book foxed, else near fine. Original thin kraft paper dustjacket, with tears along folds, and a 1" piece missing on front panel. Wood, Richard G. A History of Lumbering in Maine 1820 - 1861 Description: The Maine Bulletin, Vol. XLIII, April 10,1961, No. 15. 267, [2] pp. With folding map, a facsimile of Coffin's 1835 Plan of Maine Public lands, bound at back. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and prints. Includes bibliography and index. Tan paper wrappers. |
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