The History of Maine from Earliest Discovery by the Northmen to the Present Time

Abbott, John S. C. The History of Maine, from the Earliest Discovery of the Region by the Northmen until the Present Time: Including a Narrative of the Voyages and Explorations of the Early Adventurers, the Manners and Customs of the Indian Tribes, the Hardships of the First Settlers, the Conflicts with the Savages, and the gradual Advancement of the State to its present Aspect of Opulence, Culture, and Refinement. Boston: B. B. Russell, 1875. First Edition. [10956] Half leather with purple cloth boards, worn at the edges, sometime repaired near the top of the front joint, joints otherwise good, gilt titles to spine, gilt vignette on the front board, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, tight. Binding with soil, finger smudges, and fading to the spine and board edges. Frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrated with wood-engraved plates and text engravings, 556 clean pages, some corners folded, includes an index.  Fair. Hardcover. [The author] "wishes to give a faithful and graphic record of the wondrous past, - such a record as will be read with interest at every fireside. It is indeed an exciting story he has to tell, - of perilous adventures by sea and land, of struggles against the hardships of the wilderness, of terrible conflicts with a savage foe." - Preface. John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805-1877), b. Brunswick, Maine; d. Fair Haven, Connecticut. Abbott was ordained a Congregational minister in 1825, but resigned the pastorate in 1844 to devote himself to literature. He wrote works of a religious nature, but is most noted for his works of history. Educated at Bowdoin College and Andover Theological Seminary. Brother of Jacob Abbott.