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A Short History of Portland (Short Histories) - Softcover

Levinsky, Allan

 
9781933212432: A Short History of Portland (Short Histories)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1933212438 ISBN 13: 9781933212432
Publisher: Commonwealth Editions, 2008

Synopsis

Maine's largest city is celebrated in this concise narrative history, abundantly illustrated, with a lengthy and informative timeline of key events, and featuring two dozen biographical profiles of important Portland people. "Who knew so many surprises could await a reader? Destroyed by four nations, birthplace to both national heroes and villains, burned, reborn, and still building anew in the twenty-first century, one of America's most surprising small cities comes to life in this bright, brisk history." -Rep. Herb Adams, historian and Maine State Legislator

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About the Author

Allan Levinsky, a Portland native, is a graduate of the University of Maine. He is the author of At Home with the General, about Maine's Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain; A Short History of Portland; and The Night the Sky Turned Red, about the great Portland Fire of 1866. He works for the Maine Historical Society as a guide at the boyhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and has served as a volunteer for other historical organizations in Maine.

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Publisher
Commonwealth Editions
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1933212438
ISBN 13 
9781933212432
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
128