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17274 | The Journal of a Gentleman Farmer, 1829-1832. |
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17187 | Mount Desert: An Informal History |
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17123 | At Home: The American Family 1750-1870 |
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16628 | Lost Bar Harbor |
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14649 | Traditions and Records: Southwest Harbor, and Somesville -- Mount Desert Island, Maine. |
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12788 | History of Barlett’s Island, Mount Desert Maine |
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| Description: 164-page history of Bartlett's Island; with an introduction by Peggy Rockefeller. Copy #2 was donated by Gail Reiber. |
12596 | The Living Past: Being the Story of Somesville Mount Desert, Maine and Its Relationships with Other Areas of the Island |
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| Description: As the author says in the preamble, " This is the story...of the first permanent settlement on Mount Desert Island..." ?At one time Somesville had seven mills, five shipyards, four blacksmith shops, two stores, and ...serv[ed] the entire area and outlying islands." |
2813 | MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900-1915 |
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| Description: Article beginning on p.17 and continued on p.32 describing the disputes on Mt. Desert Island in the early 20th century regarding the use of automobiles on the Island. Addended to the article is a poem, reprinted from Bar Harbor Life, August 23, 1913, entitled "Automobiles, The Mount Desert Town Meeting. Only initials "H.W.S." [Herbert Weir Smyth] identify the author of the poem. |