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Old Tales of the Maine Woods Steve Pinkham Fiction 324 pages Paperback, perfect bound, white paper gloss cover, b & w, 5.5 x 8.5 $19.99 Language: English FIC002000 FICTION / Action & Adventure FIC014000 FICTION / Historical ISBN-13:978-1-939166-25-8 Now Available “Old Tales of the Maine Woods is a terrific collection of genuine old Maine tales. Drawn painstakingly from 60+ years of writing as found in old outdoorsman magazines from 1851-1913, and carefully introduced section by section by author Steve Pinkham, this book is a real treasure trove. I was intrigued when a friend, knowing my love of old Maine stories, first pointed it out to me. I resisted getting too excited, because so many books simply capitalize on an easy re- hash of someone else’s work, and are flimsy excuses for anthologies. When my copy of Old Tales arrived, however, I was pleasantly surprised. Here was a 300+ page book accompanied by its sequel, More Old Tales of the Maine Woods, which out-paged it at a total of 395 pages, and ranged back in time even further -- all the way to 1845. On delving into the books, it was clear my trepidation was unfounded. Steve Pinkham clearly possesses a zest for digging up Maine stories that may rival my own. To illustrate this, the introduction mentions a hefty 22,000 articles, each added by Pinkham to his files in preparation for culling out the dozens included in these two volumes. In addition, he has an eye for which stories are the really good ones. He has chosen a tasty bunch. I couldn’t think of a better book to read: 1) In preparation for a trip to the Maine woods, 2) To keep at your camp for leisurely perusal by dappled sunlight or by a warm fire, or 3) To read when you simply can’t get away to the woods and must make do.” ---Michelle Souliere 9 From his phenomenal collection of over 22,000 articles and stories of the Maine Woods, Steve Pinkham has selected many of the oldest and most exciting hunting and fishing tales, as well as stories of animal encounters, lumbering, canoe trips, and even a few ghost stories. Ranging from 1849 to 1913, the book covers the Maine Woods from Magalloway to Moosehead, and Mopang to Madawaska. Most people know that Thoreau went to Maine several times, wrote eloquently about his travels and coined the phrase “Maine Woods.” Now for the first time, the reader will get to read stories by many of the other known and unknown men and women who also travelled to northern Maine and wrote about their experiences or penned fictional stories set in the backwoods. Included (cont.) 5-1007