02091nam a2200385u 4500 818293518 OCoLC 20190501190159.0 ta 150821s2013 ctu b 001 0 eng 2012044059 812254274 9780762769698 0762769696 (OCoLC)818293518 (OCoLC)812254274 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO YDXCP BDX pcc n-us-me M9YA F19.6 .P36 2013 974.1 23 Parker, Gail Underwood. It happened in Maine : remarkable events that shaped history Gail Underwood Parker. Second edition. Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot Press, [2013] viii, 167 pages : map ; 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier It happened in series Includes bibliographical references and index. The forgotten colony -- 1607 -- Without a fire -- 1710 -- A small town fights back -- 1775 -- Angel on snowshoes -- 1797 -- The boxer and the enterprise -- 1813 -- The last general: Lafayette visits Portland -- 1825 -- The bloodless war -- 1839 -- Race through the snow: John Poor's ride to win a railway -- 1845 -- The start of a habit -- 1848 -- The vision that began a war -- 1851 -- Lighthouse teen -- 1856 -- Desolation! desolation! -- 1866 -- Out of the ashes -- 1866 -- The hunt for a prize -- 1897 -- A sucker every minute -- 1898 -- Maine women make their mark -- 1920 -- Off the trail -- 1939 -- Silent night -- 1944 -- Cheating the sea: the wreck of the Oakey L. Alexander -- 1947 -- In this corner -- 1965 -- The last log drive -- 1976 -- The seal of approval: a governor's quest -1979 -- And a child shall lead -- 1983 -- Progress on the line -- 1983 -- Justice delayed -- 2002 -- Seeds for a miracle -- 2003 -- A potpourri of Maine facts -- A medley of Maine "firsts". Maine History Anecdotes. 15 9784 9784 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2016-10-27 3 1 974.1 PARK 35394 2022-04-29 2022-03-23 16.95 2016-10-27 BOOK