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  Dawn Over the Kennebec

  Historical piece on the European explorers of the Kennebec River Valley and the Abenaki people of that Maine region. Highlights the relationships among British, French, and Native American, and their confrontations from the 17th century onward. The geography of the region. Includes a chapter that traces the histories of place names in the Kennebec Valley - towns, land masses, bodies of water, etc. Illustrated with photographs from the author, regional maps, and drawings.

  Tags Augusta ME, Bingham ME, Brunswick ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Concord ME, Dresden ME, Emigration and Immigration, England, Europe, Eustis ME, Exploration and Colonization, Fairfield ME, France, Geography, Georgetown ME, Hallowell ME, Kennebec River Valley, Madison ME, Maine, Moosehead Lake Region, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Norridgewock ME, Phippsburg ME, Pittston ME, Québec, Religion, Sidney ME, Solon ME, Starks ME, Vassalboro ME, War, Waterville ME, Wells ME, Winslow ME, Woolwich ME, York ME
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  The Kennebec Wilderness Awakens

  Historical piece on the Kennebec River and its surrounding valley towns, from the end of the American Revolution until the river's final log drive in the second half of the twentieth century. Relationships between early settlers and Native Americans. The river as an economic engine for its Maine region. The rise and transitions of the lumbering industry and the work of loggers past. Railroad life, activity around Moosehead Lake, and the characters who helped build the Kennebec River Valley north of the Maine town of Bingham. Area folklore and the river's place in it. Illustrated with regional maps, advertisements, and photographs taken by the author.

  Tags Augusta ME, Bingham ME, Caratunk ME, Chesuncook ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Dead River Valley ME, Emigration and Immigration, Exploration and Colonization, Fairfield ME, Flagstaff ME, Forestry, France, Gardiner ME, Geography, Greenville ME, Holeb ME, Kennebec River Valley, Labor History, Lowelltown ME, Madison ME, Maine, Moose River Valley, Moosehead Lake Region, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Norridgewock ME, North Anson ME, Oakland ME, Pittston ME, Religion, Rockwood ME, Skowhegan ME, Sports and Leisure, Starks ME, Stratton ME, Travel and Movement, Winslow ME