Download or read book The History of Maine written by John S. C. Abbott and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic history of Maine includes the following chapters: I. Voyages of the Northmen and Other Early Explorers II. Voyages of Thevet, Pring, de Monts, and Weymouth III. The Expedition of Governor George Popham IV. The Failure of Popham’s Colony, and Its Attendant Results V. Explorations and Settlements VI. Progress of Settlements VII. Colonial Jealousies and Alienations VIII. The Province of Maine Annexed to Massachusetts IX. Political Agitations X. The First Indian War XI. The Horrors of War XII. Wars and Woes Continued XIII. Campaigns in the Wilderness XIV. King William’s War. — Queen Anne’s War XV. The Rival Claims of France and England XVI. British and Indian Diplomacy XVII. The Vicissitudes of War XVIII. The Progress and Termination of Lovewell’s War XIX. The Doom of the Indian XX. The Old French War, and the War of the Revolution Commenced XXI. The War of the Revolution: Falmouth in Ashes XXII. The War of 1812, and the Separation XXIII. Peace and Prosperity XXIV. The Scandinavian Immigration XXV. The Picturesque Attractions of Maine XXVI. Maine in the War of the Rebellion XXVII. Maine in the War of the Rebellion, Continued XXVIII. Agriculture and Manufactures XXIX. Popular Education