Downeast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Downeast write by Gigi Georges. This book was released on 2022-06-07. Downeast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Downeast, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one of the most challenging and geographically isolated regions on the Eastern seaboard. Their stories reveal surprising truths about rural America and offer hope for its future. “It’s almost impossible not to care about these fierce young women and cheer for their hard-won successes” (Kirkus) in this “heartfelt portrait” and “worthy tribute” (Publishers Weekly). Nestled in Maine’s far northeast corner, Washington County sits an hour’s drive from the heart of famed and bustling Acadia National Park. Yet it’s a world away. For Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie—five teenage girls caught between tradition and transformation in this remote region—it is home. Downeast follows their journeys of heartbreak and hope in uncertain times, creating a nuanced and unique portrait of rural America with women at its center. Willow lives in the shadow of an abusive, drug-addicted father and searches for stability through photography and love. Vivian, a gifted writer, feels stifled by her church and town, and struggles to break free without severing family ties. Mckenna is a softball pitching phenom whose passion is the lobster-fishing she learned at her father’s knee. Audrey is a beloved high school basketball star who earns a coveted college scholarship but questions her chosen path. Josie, a Yale-bound valedictorian, is determined to take the world by storm. All five girls know the pain and joy of life in a region whose rugged beauty and stoicism mask dwindling populations, vanishing job opportunities, and pervasive opioid addiction. As the girls reach adulthood, they discover that despite significant challenges, there is much to celebrate in “the valley of the overlooked.” Their stories remind us of the value of timeless ideals: strength of family and community, reverence for nature’s rule, dignity in cracked hands and muddied shoes, and the enduring power of home. Revealed through the eyes of Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie, Downeast is based on four years of intimate reporting. The result is a beautifully rendered, emotionally startling, and vital book. Downeast will break readers’ hearts yet offer them hope, providing answers to what the future may hold for rural America.
Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding
Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding write by Nathan Lipfert. This book was released on 2021-11-15. Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the moment colonists at Popham launched the first ship constructed in the New World in 1608, Maine has been a shipbuilding powerhouse. Celebrating the bicentennial of Maine, historian Nathan Lipfert, in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Museum explores the rich history of Maine shipbuilding. Though concentrating primarily on shipbuilding activity in the two centuries since statehood, the book begins with pre-1820 activity, including native canoe-making (the oldest known birchbark canoe is in a Maine museum) and colonial-period shipbuilding. Covering the entire coast, this rich visual history focuses on the industry and the vessels produced, highlighting Maine’s national and international importance in shipbuilding over the past two centuries, and its continuing relevance to national security, the fisheries, yachting and harbor craft.
Down East in the Ocean
Down East in the Ocean - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Down East in the Ocean write by Peter Roop. This book was released on 2011-06-16. Down East in the Ocean available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This clever counting book from the award-winning authors of Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, combines rhyme with a fun exploration of Maine sea life. Children will be singing it to themselves and asking for it to be read to them again and again.
Uncle Billy's Downeast Barbeque Book
Uncle Billy's Downeast Barbeque Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Uncle Billy's Downeast Barbeque Book write by Jonathan St. Laurent. This book was released on 1991. Uncle Billy's Downeast Barbeque Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Uncle Billy's Southside Barbeque Restaurant in Portland, Maine, was the first to bring the cuisine that made linoleum famous from the plains of Texas to New England. The recipes presented here are a mix of Down South and Down East, simple and delicious.
Downeast Genius
Downeast Genius - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Downeast Genius write by Earl Smith. This book was released on 2021-05-18. Downeast Genius available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this breezy history, Earl Smith highlights the stories of more than 50 Maine inventors and their inventions--from earmuffs to chewing gum to machine guns--showcasing the impact they had on the world and the way we live today.
