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The Lobster Coast : Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier
The Lobster Coast Rebels Rusticators and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier Author:Colin Woodard This lively book reveals a little known culture that predates the Pilgrims and has remained true to the earliest version of the American Dream: an egalitarian, self-reliant republic. The self-sufficient lobstermen of the Maine coast are models of environmental prudence: at a time when the fishing industry is in crisis, they have conserved the... more » bounty of their waters, even as the once-humble lobster has become a coveted delicacy. How denizens of the coast achieved this balance, even as they withstood assaults from everyone from French raiders to rapacious land speculators, makes for a "stellar informal history ... a primer for conservation and the effects of bad politics" (The Kingston Observer).« less
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Rebecca W. (blake77) reviewed The Lobster Coast : Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier on
Very informative and a good to read I have recommended this book to many people who know nothing or little about the history of Maine. Maybe I should recommend Lobster Coast to our current governor, Lepage