Maine at 200: An Anecdotal History Celebrating Two Centuries of Statehood

By: Tom Huntington

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Synopsis: Celebrate the bicentennial of Maine statehood.Historian Tom Huntington covers the course of Maine&’s often turbulent history, decade by decade. He writes about the death of Congressman Jonathan Cilley in a duel; the Portland Rum Riot and the birth of Prohibition; the Confederate raid on Portland Harbor; James G. Blaine&’s scandal-ridden try for the presidency; the triumph and tragedy of Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major league baseball; Sangerville native Hiram Maxim&’s transformation of modern war; Charles Lindbergh&’s 1927 visit to Maine (and the Portland resident who became the first person to stowaway on a transatlantic flight); the bloody shootout that killed gangster Al Brady in Bangor; the German saboteurs who came ashore on Mt. Desert Island during World War II; Margaret Chase Smith&’s principled stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy; Samantha Smith&’s plea for world peace; the arrival of Somali immigrants in Lewiston; and much, much more. It&’s an entertaining and informative look at key events, milestones and personalities from two fascinating centuries of statehood.