{"product_id":"it-happened-in-maine-remarkable-events-that-shaped-history-paperback","title":"It Happened in Maine: Remarkable Events That Shaped History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Underwood Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the story behind the first women voters to the last legal log drive in America, It Happened in Maine takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of some of the intriguing characters and episodes from the Pine Tree State's past. \u003cbr\u003eRead about the vision that sparked Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, as well as how a couple of entrepreneurs managed to sell more than two million shares of stock in a company created to make gold from seawater. You'll meet Cornelia \"Fly Rod\" Crosby, the first female fly rod angler, and Abbie Burgess, a woman who became a lighthouse keeper when she was only a teenager. \u003cbr\u003eMany of the people and events from Maine's past are well known, but many are not. Did you know that one of the shortest championship title fights in history - the one between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston - took place in a small youth center in Maine? Or that a few determined colonists from tiny Machias helped inspire the start of the American Navy? Did you know that Maine is the only state to declare war on a foreign country? Or that it's the birthplace of chewing gum? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Underwood Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMore than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women\u003c\/i\u003e (Globe Pequot Press). She is an educator and a freelance writer specializing in historical nonfiction, education, and parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.64 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057127809331,"sku":"9780762769698","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/IAgK19_kcG9780762769698.webp?v=1781548566","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/it-happened-in-maine-remarkable-events-that-shaped-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}