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Timber Pirates, Lumber Barons, and the Battles Over Maine's Public Lands

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By Thomas Urquhart
Imprint: DOWN EAST BOOKS
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Prologue. This land is our land (May X, 1982) Chapter I. "A tale of giveaways and neglect" (March, 1972) Chapter II. "Exhaustless Merchandize" (1783-1795) Chapter III. Wanted: "Some Astute Horse-traders" (April-June 1972) Chapter IV. Sagamores, Speculators & Statehood (1795-1820) Chapter V. "An honest report by a competent, conscientious young lawyer" (June-December 1972) Chapter VI. Timber Pirates and Border Wars (1820-1842) Chapter VII. Public Lots Report: Likely Ammunition in the Spring (January-July, 1973) Chapter VIII. Folly of Exaggeration vs. Want of Just Appreciation (1842-1891) Chapter IX. Grand Plantations & Grand Negotiations (September 1973-December 1974) Chapter X. Trouble brewing: "A tremendous issue regarded from any point of view" (1891-1931)

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