{"product_id":"maine-at-200-an-anecdotal-history-celebrating-two-centuries-of-statehood-9781608937165","title":"Maine at 200: An Anecdotal History Celebrating Two Centuries of Statehood","description":"Celebrate the bicentennial of Maine statehood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Tom Huntington covers the course of Maine's often turbulent history, decade by decade. He writes about the death of Congressman Jonathan Cilley in a duel; the Portland Rum Riot and the birth of Prohibition; the Confederate raid on Portland Harbor; James G. Blaine's scandal-ridden try for the presidency; the triumph and tragedy of Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major league baseball; Sangerville native Hiram Maxim's transformation of modern war; Charles Lindbergh's 1927 visit to Maine (and the Portland resident who became the first person to stowaway on a transatlantic flight); the bloody shootout that killed gangster Al Brady in Bangor; the German saboteurs who came ashore on Mt. Desert Island during World War II; Margaret Chase Smith's principled stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy; Samantha Smith's plea for world peace; the arrival of Somali immigrants in Lewiston; and much, much more. It's an entertaining and informative look at key events, milestones and personalities from two fascinating centuries of statehood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Huntington \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMaine Roads to Gettysburg, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eGuide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Civil War Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBen Franklin's Philadelphia\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Walker\u003c\/i\u003e includes humorous essays about pop culture and memory. Huntington is also the former editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican History \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistoric Traveler \u003c\/i\u003emagazines, and his writing has appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, Air \u0026amp; Space, American Heritage, Invention \u0026amp; Technology, British Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYankee\u003c\/i\u003e. Although born and bred in Augusta, Maine, he now lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Down East Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890464620818,"sku":"9781608937165","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fed3db31-1ebb-4a60-89c8-1863a7d8dc0e.jpg?v=1768305836","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maine-at-200-an-anecdotal-history-celebrating-two-centuries-of-statehood-9781608937165","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}