19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of the individual whaleman.
"The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
A final section "Cutting in and Trying Out" explains the butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper$4.95.
Parks and museums now tell of this period of history, for instance at New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in Massachusetts and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

ACADIA: the story behind the scenery (ME). Rothe.
Seacoast, wildlife, human history, geology of Maine national park. 66 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: 0-916122-57-3. Second printing. 1981. Order #: KCPU0739 paper$8.95.

 

 

  

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. by Ruth Radlauer.
Children's book that explores the rocky coast, wooded trails, and island people of this park in the state of Maine--lobstering, tide-pools, glacial boulders, lighthouse, flowers, seabirds. Color photos, 48 pages, map.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-516-07495-4. Order #:CHIL4001 cloth$11.95.

 

#ACADIAN REMINISCENCES: the true story of Evangeline. by Voracities.
Tale of migration from Acadia to Louisiana.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: . Order #: MISC9370 cloth$10.00.

AMC GUIDE TO MOUNT DESERT ISLAND and ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. by Appalachian Mountain club.
Introduction to this national park in Maine and the nature of its hiking trails and camping opportunities. Trails detailed are selected to give access to all preferred summits in the park, most reached in half-day walks. Shore walks are also described. Trail descriptions give mileages, standard time requirements elevations, features and attractions to be seen and trailhead locations plus route-finding hints and degrees of exposure to heights where a factor. 36 little pages for convenient carrying plus fold-out color topo map in pocket.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-910146-52-7. 1984. Order #: APMC1309 paper$3.50.

THE LAKES AND PONDS OF MT. DESERT. by William V.P. Newlin.
Describes 28 lakes from remote and pristine to downright civilized, suggests best place to cast a fly, picnic or swim, hike or bike or canoe. Includes detailed maps and overviews of freshwater activities, giving acres, depths, altitudes, fish, and access as well as best things to see and do at each. Features native wildlife species including beaver and salmon and loon. 8 maps, 33 color and black-and-white photos, 73 drawings, 188 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89272-270-3. 1989. Order #: DOEA1292paper$12.95.

 

 

THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse", and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship". Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to 1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships. And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A visit to one of these  is all the more meaningful with the insights gained from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper$6.95.

MOUNT DESERT ISLAND ROAD & TRAIL MAP. by Augustus D. Phillips.
1979 Boundaries of Acadia National Park. Topographic map showing roads and trails, terrain features, shorelines, ponds and lakes, railheads, summits, marinas, picnic areas private lands, golf courses, ferries, museums, meadows. Two colors, scale approx 2 1/4" = 1 mile; contour interval = 50 feet.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1979. Order #: MISC3201 paper$3.95.

 

 

 

MOUNT DESERT, 1872: an early history of the Maine island that is now Acadia National Park. by George Ward Nichols.
Here is a sail around and a tour over Mount Desert--the famous island off the coast of Maine. There are fogs, and stormy seas, lighthouses, and legends. The report shows how soon and how enthusiastically appreciation for Nature developed in America, for the 1872 year of publication is the same year that Yellowstone National Park--called the world's first--was established. Yet the tourist industry was already founded at Mount Desert. Nichols portrays the people as well as the scenery--their occupations, lives, and sorrow, but (unfortunately for him) he dislikes their fish and lobster! Reprinted from Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Illustrations are mainly sketches by the author. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-029-0. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-029-4. Order #: VIST0029 paper$3.95.

 

THE NATIVE MAMMALS, REPTILES,  and AMPHIBIANS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE. by Dale Rex Coman.
Guide to park's animals: identification of the species, their habits and habitats, where more likely to be seen. Includes bats and whales plus snakes and flying squirrel.. Drawings, 32 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: ACAD2238 paper$3.95.

 

 

SIGNALS OF THE SEA AND HEROES OF THE SURF: the epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring sea rescues in raging winter surf. Through all, dedication of the men involved shines as brightly as the lights they tended and as steadily as their massive surfboats while heading through the breakers to sea. Reprinted from The Outlook for 1903 and 1904. Good reading for anyone intending to visit the many lighthouses and life-saving stations maintained as historic sites on all U.S. coasts. Period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper$4.95.

THE STORY OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND. by Samuel Eliot Morison.
Highlights of the island's history from the time when Abnaki Indians came in summer for fishing, then discovery by Champlain in 1604, a century and a half of rivalry between English and French, settlement by New Englanders in 1761. Way of life of these Mount Deserters is explored as they exploited the island's resources where a single man "could be fisherman, sailor, farmer, lumberman, shipwright, and quarryman rolled into one, and master of all". Island shipping is featured--coastwise trading schooners, passenger steamers, and modern racing yachts. Historical photographs, bibliography, appendix of place names. 81 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: None. 1960. Jacket cover scuffed. Order #: ACPU3192 cloth$15.00.

 

THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880. Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure, and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives. Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #: VIST0071 paper$6.95.

WORTHWHILE PLACES: correspondence of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright. edited by Joseph W. Ernst.
Illustrates a remarkable public-private partnership that helped shape our national park system, documented through 211 letters covering a 36-year period. Rockefeller and Albright shared a common concern and love of America;s natural had historic heritage and combined the opportunities of both the private sector by Rockefeller and the public one of Albright, a National Park Service director who remained active in parks conservation his entire life. Parks involved include--in some cases as to their establishment: Acadia, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Yosemite, Virgin Islands as well as other areas such as the California Big Trees, Florida's Bald Cypress Swamp, and Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg. Photographs, maps, 366 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8032-1330-7. 1991. Order #: MISC2732 paper$14.95.

 

 

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