Submitted by ANackRunUs t3_zrvfzv in Maine
I was afraid Maine history would be boring, but it is bonkers. There was a time when Bangor had weekly riots.
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kjimdandy t1_j15nixu wrote
Colin is a good dude. American Nation's is also great
monsterscallinghome t1_j15pp15 wrote
Yes it is! I've really enjoyed all his works that I've read, from books to opinion pieces in the PPH.
ANackRunUs OP t1_j15mnhm wrote
I have not. This is my first foray into Maine history, and I appreciate the suggestion
IamSauerKraut t1_j16gcqr wrote
Look up Higgins, Gratwick and Duncan.
ANackRunUs OP t1_j2cb918 wrote
I got the Gratwick book, Hidden History. The Battle of Machias is pretty entertaining. A bunch of hungry Irish Mainers doing some pirate stuff against the British. Neat
WizzoPQ t1_j15m3m2 wrote
Hard Times, Hard Men is why my great great grandma moved here in the first place!
IamSauerKraut t1_j16g1fb wrote
Just ordered 3 books on Maine history, including 2 on the maritime. Giving as gifts.
queequeg69 t1_j16q98m wrote
Mundy has a good one on the Second Maine Volunteers during the Civil War, too.
Iād also recommend checking out books by John Gould.
ANackRunUs OP t1_j16xymj wrote
I saw "Second to None". I'll have to check it out.
Majestic-Feedback541 t1_j18dxhf wrote
I took a Maine history course last summer, it was the only class that I could pick freely. It was fantastic!
On a side note, I got a newspapers.com subscription this past year, for genealogy purposes. My grandfather was arrested for beating up a parking meter in Portland. Totally irrelevant to this post, but I found it hilarious!
transrights420 t1_j1jkziv wrote
Your grandfather sounds like a freedom fighter, god bless
Majestic-Feedback541 t1_j1jnnym wrote
Idk, he had anger issues lmao. Luckily for us grandkids, it never showed
transrights420 t1_j1jsv5i wrote
Sorry to hear that š just figured that parking meter had it coming for them
Majestic-Feedback541 t1_j1k08op wrote
I mean, it was a parking meter, so it probably did lol
tenfootturd t1_j18wpfi wrote
There is a book called Through a howling wilderness by Thomas A. Desjardin depicting Benedict Arnold's march through Maine to Quebec which is quite the story.
neuromonkey t1_j1feg2i wrote
Yup. The KKK got going up here because of those damned Catholics! My friend Charlie travels the state, shooting photos in every town. His memory is as good as mine is bad (and that's really saying something,) and he has some incredible stories about Maine's past & present.
ANackRunUs OP t1_j1o7gff wrote
The relationship between the Catholics and the KKK is bizarre. Half the time, Catholics are running the Klan out of town.
DrMcMeow t1_j15n8zj wrote
the guy with the brick looks
monsterscallinghome t1_j15gokt wrote
I'm gonna ask the library to find this for me! Have you read Colin Woodard's Lobster Coast? Mostly focused on the coast, but very interesting to read.