Bibliograph

Up for grabs, timber pirates, lumber barons, and the battles over Maine's public lands, Thomas Urquhart

Type

Label

Up for grabs, timber pirates, lumber barons, and the battles over Maine's public lands, Thomas Urquhart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Up for grabs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1112385490

Responsibility statement

Thomas Urquhart

Sub title

timber pirates, lumber barons, and the battles over Maine's public lands

Summary

"The story of how over half a million acres of Maine's most beautiful and revered land came to belong to everyone"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note:, PART I, 1., "Exhaustless Merchandize" (1783-1795), 2., Sagamores, Speculators, and Statehood (1795-1820), 3., Timber Pirates and Border Wars (1820-1842), 4., "Folly of Exaggeration" vs. "Want of Just Appreciation" (1842-1891), 5., Trouble Brewing: "A Tremendous Issue Regarded from any Point of View" (1891-1931), 6., Crash, War, and Recovery -- Muddling Through (1931-1972), PART II, 7., "A Tale of Giveaways and Neglect" (March 1972), 8., Wanted: Some Astute Horse-Traders (April-June 1972), 9., Suppressed: "An Honest Report by a Competent, Conscientious Young Lawyer" (June-December 1972), 10., Public Lots Report: Likely Ammunition in the Spring (January-July 1973), 11., Grand Plantations and Grand Negotiations (September 1973-December 1974), 12., Trades, Raids, and Sovereign Immunity (1975-1980), 13., "To the Surprise of Everyone in the World" (1981-1984), 14., Putting the Public into the Public Reserved Lands (1984-1987), 15., A Unique Agency Takes Its Place (1987-2000), 16., "Quiet Darlings" No More -- Into the Twenty-First Century

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