Down East Books: 419 books

Cover of Classic New England Dishes from Your Microwave
by Millie Delahunty
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991

The proverbial best of both worlds: time-honored favorite foods without lengthy preparation
Cover of Chowders, Soups, and Stews
by Marjorie Standish
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997

The best recipes from Maine's acclaimed food writer, these are mouth-watering renditions of classics like clam chowder, lobster stew as well as broccoli chowder and crabmeat stew. Simple and simply delicious!
Cover of What's Cooking at Moody's Diner
by Nancy Genthner
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003

Here is a larger, redesigned edition of a tried-and-true classic cookbook inspired by the favorite Maine diner of travelers and natives alike! Like its famous namesake eatery, this cookbook almost needs no introduction. The original edition went into 15 printings, because recipes such as these simply...
Cover of Maine Birding Trail

Maine Birding Trail

The Official Guide to More Than 260 Accessible Sites

by Bob Duchesne
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009

This is the authorized guide to the Maine Birding Trail, which opens in 2009. The book features more than 260 sites in Maine and includes bonus material on Campobello and Grand Manan islands. Unlike most guides, which emphasize species identification, this book highlights the sites themselves. Bird...
Cover of Summer & Fall Wildflowers of New England
by Marilyn Dwelley
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004

Here is a revised, second edition of Marilyn Dwelley's indispensable guide to summer and fall wildflowers in New England. Each listing includes a thorough text description, as well as details about range, growth habits, and habitat. Includes Latin names and families, in addition to common names, and more than 700 color illustrations.
Cover of Baseball's First Indian

Baseball's First Indian

The Story of Penobscot Legend Louis Sockalexis

by Ed Rice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2019

Born in 1871 on Maine's Penobscot Indian reservation and nephew of a chief, Louis Sockalexis became professional baseball's first American Indian player. Ultimately, his prowess on the diamond inspired the name Cleveland's baseball team carries today. Exploring the brilliant but too-brief major...
Cover of Ultimate Acadia

Ultimate Acadia

50 Reasons to Visit Maine's National Park

by Virginia Wright
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

Ultimate Acadia is the essential book about Maine's Mount Desert Island, providing everything you need to know to make the most of your time there. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book is compiled as a kind of bucket list, suggesting 50 things to do and see to make the absolute most of your time...
Cover of On Tugboats
by Virginia Thorndike
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004

Tugboats hold a fascination not only for anyone who has worked aboard a vessel or around a harbor but for many land-bound folks as well. There is something about their chunky, powerful build and their often risky but vital work that excites our interest and admiration. The captains and crews of the...
Cover of Windjammer Watching on the Coast of Maine
by Virginia Thorndike
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002

A revision of what has become a well-known guide, Windjammer Watching on the Coast of Maine provides a systematic review of the windjammer fleet in midcoast Maine, as well as some from away that sail here. Virginia Thorndike tells us how to identify all the individual vessels and gives the histories...
Cover of Upcountry
by Robert Kimber
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2006

Kimber shares his adventures, misadventures, and reflections as a part-time farmer and fetcher of firewood, his struggles with recalcitrant sheep and aging tractors, the joys of roaming the hills with his dog, plunking for pickerel in the lily pads, savoring the echoes of silence in a sleeping Maine...
Cover of The Park Loop Road
by Robert Thayer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999

Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park offer a remarkable diversity of natural and human history. This book guides you through the unparalleled scenic beauty, dramatic geology, and historic importance of the 21-mile Park Loop Road.
Cover of Beachcomber's Guide to the Northeast
by Dan Tobyne
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016

For whatever reason, man has always been drawn to the sea. It invigorates us, inspires our creativity and spirituality, and awakens our senses of wonder, curiosity, and exploration. People have long walked the shore in search of treasures washed up from far away. Now, visitors and residents of New...
Cover of Turning the Tide at Gettysburg

Turning the Tide at Gettysburg

How Maine Saved the Union

by Jerry Desmond
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014

One hundred and fifty years ago, the United States was saved at the Battle of Gettysburg. At most of the decisive points of the battle, it was soldiers from Maine that stopped the Rebel army in its tracks. While Joshua Chamberlain and his 20th Maine Regiment are perhaps the most well known, in fact...
Cover of Gardens Adirondack Style
by Janet Loughrey
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2006

Garden photographer Janet Loughrey has covered the vast Adirondacks region to document how people have overcome the area's challenging mountain climate to create beautiful gardens for the past 150 years. Her profiles of contemporary gardeners and landscapers and their creations are supplemented with...
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