William Durkee Williamson
Published: 2017-10-22
Total Pages: 698
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Excerpt from The History of the State of Maine, Vol. 1 of 2: From Its First Discovery, A. D. 1602, to the Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive; With an Appendix and General Index AN authentic History of this State has been long and much de sired. Maine is a corner-pillar in the American Republic. Its ter ritory equals one half of new-england, - its natural resources are great and various - its climate is good - its population now consider ably exceeds - and only two individual States have a greater extent of seaboard or more shipping. Several settlements have existed within its limits, more than two centuries; through which period, as plantations have spread and multiplied, it has been the destiny of successive generations to struggle witli wars and diļ¬iculties reiterated and uncommon, and to wade through suffer ings deep and indescribable. The last age, however, particularly since the American Revolution. Has been a period of remarkable prosperity, apparent in the improvements, wealth and numbers of the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.