| Away Happens
by Phil Crossman
A uniquie glimpse of real life on an island off the coast of Maine
$15
|
| Becoming Hallie: Island Girl
by Sherry Bunin
At fifteen, what Hallie thought she knew is turned on its head. Cherished plans to search for her birth parents with her Mom are betrayed. She feels her worls crumbling. Hallie panics and bails on her parents plans for her. Impulsively, she boards a bus to Maine. Little Haven Island is her refuge.
$17
|
|
| Big Truck Little Island
by Chris Van Dusen
There's a truck struck in the road! How will islanders get where they need to go?
$18
|
|
| The Bodwell & Webster Papers
Big Business on a Small Island: The Birth of the Granite Boom
by Ken Reiss
A look into Joseph Bodwell and Moses Webster's early granite quarrying days on Vinalhaven.
$17
|
|
| Brief Historical Sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven
From It's Earliest Known Settlement
The first 100 years of Vinalhaven's history.
$16
|
| The Circus Ship
by Chris Van Dusen
With rhymed text and beilliantly caricatured illustrations that evoke the early nineteenth century, Van Dusen has crafted a stunning picture book about the unique bonds of friendship and community.
$18
|
|
| Down East Netting
by Barbara Morton
A history and how-to of net making.
$21
|
|
| Fish Scales and Stone Chips
by Sidney Winslow
General history of Vinalhaven.
$10
|
|
| From the Beginning:
Vinalhaven from 1760 to 1850
by Ken Reiss
The title says it all - The history of Vinalhaven from the beginning!
$18
|
| Horse Nets, Holliwoggers, and Littlefield Blue
by Susan Radley and Elizabeth Bunker
An "encyclopedia" -esque book that briefly covers all things Vinalhaven.
$18
|
|
| Hurricane Island Recipe Book
Recipes written in a granite ledger from Hurricane Island, with some island history.
$5
|
|
| Island Saltwater Farms:
Farming on Vinalhaven 1820-1960
by Jeannette Lasanski
The tale told here is of farming since early settlement on Maine's largest island in the Penobscot Bay.
$21
|
|
| The Little Island
by Margaret Wise Brown
Written about a small island visable from her Vinalhaven summer home.
$8
|
|
| Remember When:
A Collection of Oral Histories
Compiled by Susan Radley, oral histories from long time island residents and summer visitors.
$20
|
| Remember When II:
A Collection of Oral Histories
The second edition of collected oral histories is now available. Contains thirty-seven previously unpublished interviews with island community members and is full of wonderful memories and pictures.
$20
|
| The Tragedy of the Royal Tar:
The 1836 Circus Steamship Fire
by Mark Warner
Beginning with the construction of the Royal Tar, Warner traces the vessel's service history, the menagerie's tour of the Maritimes, the cause of the fire, and details of the rescue operation.
$13
|
|
| Images of America Series
Vinalhaven Island
Compiled by Roy Heisler
A pictorial of island history.
$23
|
| Images of America Series
Vinalhaven Island's Maritime Industires
Compiled by Cynthia Burns Martin
A pictorial of Vinalhaven's fisheries.
|
|
| $10. Vinalhaven A-Z, by Holly Walker. Picture book.
|
|
