The Guest Book

The Guest Book
Author: Sarah Blake
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250110254

Instant New York Times Bestseller Longlisted for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2020 New England Society Book Award Winner for Fiction “The Guest Book is monumental in a way that few novels dare attempt.” —The Washington Post The thought-provoking new novel by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Blake An exquisitely written, poignant family saga that illuminates the great divide, the gulf that separates the rich and poor, black and white, Protestant and Jew. Spanning three generations, The Guest Book deftly examines the life and legacy of one unforgettable family as they navigate the evolving social and political landscape from Crockett’s Island, their family retreat off the coast of Maine. Blake masterfully lays bare the memories and mistakes each generation makes while coming to terms with what it means to inherit the past.

Islands in Time

Islands in Time
Author: Philip W. Conkling
Publisher: Down East Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Island ecology
ISBN: 9780892724789

Island Institute founder Philip Conkling writes about Maine island residents and wildlife from prehistoric times to the present. He examines the geology and climate of the islands, as well as the changing culture of current island communities.

We Were an Island

We Were an Island
Author: Peter P. Blanchard
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1584658606

A couple set out on a bold and vigorous quest for independence and a more essential way of life on a Maine island

Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast, Vol IV

Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast, Vol IV
Author: Charles B. McLane
Publisher: Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780884481461

The McLanes have delved into a wealth of primary sources, using old tax assessments, court records, and early maps, to spin their tales of the early settlers of Maine's islands and their descendants. Here is history as it too seldom is in textbooks: colorful, human, downright irresistible. Each volume is replete with rare vintage photos and dozens of maps and will delight all who love islands, or simply a good read.

A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast

A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast
Author: James Bildner
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2006-05-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071453288

WHEN YOU NAVIGATE THE COAST OF MAINE, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast takes the guesswork out of navigating Maine’s intricate, reef-strewn waters, ensuring that your next voyage through this coastal paradise will be picture-perfect. Inside you will find more than 180 full-color aerial photographs that provide "by-the-picture” navigational guidance for Maine’s treasured harbors, difficult passages, and hidden approaches. Author James Bildner has added chart segments and recommended course lines to these low-altitude photos, giving you a unique, at-a-glance guide to sailing around Maine. It’s like cruising with a masthead lookout to point the way. • Text descriptions of area with piloting instructions • Labeled approach lines • Low-angled photos with key navigation aides labeled • Chart segments from high resolution NOAA charts

Maine

Maine
Author: Michael Weymouth
Publisher: Weymouth Design
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9780615797533

Poet Elizabeth Garber and Painter/photographer Michael Weymouth have collaborated on a book about the Penobscot Bay area of the Maine coast with a special focus on the islands in the Bay. Poets, painters and photographers will love this book as will all those who love the Maine coast.