The Allagash

by Lew Dietz

Overview

The wild and scenic Allagash River flows northward a hundred miles through uplands of unbroken forest. A skilled writer links us to this remote and beautiful area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608934324
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	01/01/1991
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	1,027,188
File size:	691 KB

Table of Contents

	Foreword	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Part 1
1.	The River	25
2.	In the Beginning	29
3.	Children of the Myths	33
4.	The Strangers	39
5.	The People of the White Rocks	51
Part 2
6.	The Curtain Rises	59
7.	Dreamer and Map Maker	67
8.	White Pine and the North Woods	75
9.	The River Is Home	85
10.	The Royal Road	101
11.	The Battle of the Ditch	113
12.	The Bloodless War	125
13.	Daylight in the Swamp	139
Part 3
14.	Scientists and Sufferers	155
15.	A Man to Remember	165
16.	Boats, "Bullgines," and Stages	177
17.	Romantics and Rusticators	191
18.	Moosetowners, Squatters, and Horseboats	203
19.	Wilderness Warden	221
20.	King Spruce and Some Yankee Mechanics	235
21.	The Long Road Back	251
	Notes	257
	Bibliography	265
	Index	269