BOOK NOTES:  Some books which might be of general interest to students of the "Early Republic" period -- If you find any worth purchasing after following one of these links, a portion will go to support of this web site: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough a "story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, ambitious to excel in their work." The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey Sachs.  From book description: "For more than three decades, Jeffrey D. Sachs has been at the forefront of international economic problem solving.  But Sachs turns his attention back home in The Price of Civilization, a book that is essential reading for every American. In a forceful, impassioned, and personal voice, he offers not only a searing and incisive diagnosis of our country’s economic ills but also an urgent call for Americans to restore the virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity.

United States Geography in the Early Republic - MAINE

Maine

Until 1820, was only a part of Massachusetts, though the two states are separated by New Hampshire. It is shaped like a mitton, with the fingers pointing north, and the thumb pointing east, into the Atlantic Ocean. Its northern half is surrounded by Canada, all the way down to the tip of the "thumb", where the Atlantic coastline begins. Its western border is New Hampshire.

It is largely mountainous, with one peak rising 5268 feet (quite high for the east). Much of its surface is covered by lakes, rivers, and streams.

The Penobscot River runs almost straight south til it passes Bangor, and runs out into Penobscot Bay

Towns and Cities in Maine:

Albion

Small town about 15 miles east of Waterville. Birthplace of Elijah P. Lovejoy, the abolitionist editor who died defending his printing press in Alton Illinois, and Owen Lovejoy, an abolitionist and pastor of the Congregational Church from 1839-1856, and member of U.S. House of Representatives from 1857 til his death in 1864.

Bangor

Bath

The ship Harriet, "a handsome vessel, built at Bath, Maine, in 1819 by the noted shipwright James McLellan. 2 decks, 3 masts, 275 tons. (Source: Prince Among Slaves, p172)

Bar Harbor

Brunswick

Home of Bowdoin College, alma mater of Owen Lovejoy, the abolitionist minister and congressman.

Kennebunk

Portland

Bennet Tyler's installation into a church there was accompanied by a sermon by Lyman Beecher in April 1829. (source: Auto...Beecher, II, p144)

Newspapers:

• Eastern Argus: Edited by Seba Smith from around 1820 to 1826. "An important Democratic paper". (Sources: DAB)
• Portland Courier: Started 10/29 by Seba Smith - the first daily paper in Maine. (Sources: DAB and Annals N.Am)

Waterville

Home of Waterville College, from which Elijah P. Lovejoy graduated.

Counties in Maine:

Oxford

Shaped somewhat like a gourd with a long neck. Makes up the northern 2/3 of the border of Maine and Vermont.

Contains the towns of Paris, Waterford, Rumford, Norway, Sweden, and Mexico.

Also contained the farm on which Cyrus Hamlin grew up, "on the county road leading from Bridgton through Waterford and Norway to Paris".

Contains peaks over 4000 feet.