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Maine book of the dead : graveyard legends and lore / Roxie J. Zwicker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zwicker, Roxie J., author.
- Series:
- American legends (History Press (Charleston, S.C.))
- American legends series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cemeteries--Maine.
- Cemeteries.
- Tales--Maine.
- Tales.
- Legends--Maine.
- Legends.
- Folklore--Maine.
- Folklore.
- Epitaphs--Maine--History.
- Epitaphs.
- Maine--History.
- Maine.
- Maine--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (143 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press Limited, 2021.
- Summary:
- Maine's graveyards contain the ancient memories and last words of woodsmen, lighthouse keepers, inventors, sea captains and the people who called this rugged land home. In an island cemetery rests Tall Barney, a six-foot-seven folk hero who single-handedly took down fifteen men in a Portland bar. Kittery holds the grave for the crew of the doomed ship the Hattie Eaton. Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor is the final resting place for the famed "Sky Blue Madam" Fanny Jones and Public Enemy No. 1, gangster Al Brady. Camp Etna contains the grave of famed medium Mary Vanderbilt. Dead Man's Gulch in Wales holds many eerie tales of ghosts that refuse to leave. Join renowned author and tour guide Roxie Zwicker as she explores Maine's historic and legendary graveyards.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Discovering Historic Maine Graveyards
- An Early Landscape of Death: The First Known Burying Grounds
- Southern Maine and the Beaches
- Greater Portland and Casco Bay
- Midcoast Maine
- Downeast and Acadia
- The Maine Highlands and Aroostook County
- Kennebec, Moose River Valley, Lakes and Mountains
- Unearthing the Ghosts
- Speaking Stones: Epitaphs to Remember
- Conclusion
- Author's Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Zwicker, Roxie J. Maine Book of the Dead
- ISBN:
- 9781439673232
- 1439673233
- OCLC:
- 1390921481
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