Seated by the Sea: The Maritime History of Portland, Maine, and Its Irish Longshoremen (Working in the Americas Series)
by Connolly, Michael C
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0813034698
- ISBN 13
- 9780813034690
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No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 9.25 inches tall; 281 pages with Appendixes, Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index..
"Traces the rise of the Irish-American immigrant community in Portland, Maine, through its control of waterfront labor over eight decades before the port's twentieth century decline. The book is a valuable contribution to local labor history that situates its subject within the broader picture of U.S. history during a crucial period in the formation of the nation's economic and social identity." [Lincoln P. Paine, author of Down East]
For decades, Portland, Maine, was the closest ice-free port to Europe. As such, it was key to the transport of Canadian wheat across the Atlantic, losing its prominence only after WWII, as containerization came to dominate all shipping and Portland shifted its focus to tourism.
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- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16788
- Title
- Seated by the Sea: The Maritime History of Portland, Maine, and Its Irish Longshoremen (Working in the Americas Series)
- Author
- Connolly, Michael C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0813034698
- ISBN 13
- 9780813034690
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Place of Publication
- Gainesville, FL
- Date Published
- 2010
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