Kennebec: Cradle of Americans

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Summary: A stroll back in time -- what a treat
Review: Just back from vacation -- have spent past over thirty years summering in Georgetown, ME -- in small cottage at the mouth of the Kennebec (across from Gilbert Head and Fort Popham) and can't believe I have only now discovered Coffin's beautiful (and often times entertaining -- that's right -- history can be fun!) narrative. Had good fortune of reading first print edition -- we're talking dog-eared, yellowed, thick pages, but am sure the paperback edition will be as fine a read (minus the tactile joy!). From lumbering to fishing, from the Abenakis to the shipbuilders, from folklore to farming and hunting, to . . . you name it -- anything you can imagine occuring along the banks of a great river and beyond to faraway places like the W. Indies can be found here -- ENJOY, but don't wait 30 years to do so!