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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Deer Isle, a coastal town in Penobscot Bay, was settled by farmers and mariners in the 1760s after the end of the French and Indian War. People, freight, and mail came by water to the secluded island where mackerel and lobster fishing were the mainstays of the island's economy. In the late 19th century, granite from booming Stonington quarries was shipped by boat. Summer visitors began arriving by the boatload to rusticate in gracious inns and seasonal cottages. These became the subjects of vintage postcards, many created by local photographers capturing the views of harbors and towns, rural roads and bridges, masts of the great sailing vessels, and derricks of the large quarries.…

Trade paperback. Presumed first edition/first printing. 104 p. Map. Illustrations. Genealogy. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The author was a retired archivist of Bryn Mawr College who moved to Maine and became involved with the Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society. Salome Sellers lived to be the oldest person in Maine at the time of her death. Her life spanned the period from the War of 1812 through the Civil War, nearly to the time of the First World War. Salome Sellers was descended from the Mayflower pilgrims. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Ink notation on t-p.…