Siege at the State House tells the true story of a coup that was attempted between Maine's governor and the leaders of a new political party, almost plunging the United States into its second Civil War. With the Maine State House under siege for several weeks by a confederate force, the occupation culminated in a showdown between armed rebels and Civil War hero General Joshua Chamberlain, with Chamberlain standing on the State House steps, exposing his chest, and daring any man present to settle the standoff with violence, if they dared. It was an event the war hero called "Another Roundtop." In light of recent national events, this piece of Maine history is a timely and cautionary tale brought to life by historian Mac Smith. Elements of the story include a Christmas Day raid on Maine's weapons arsenal, missing election results, and seven jackasses.

Mainers on the Titanic traces the stories of passengers on that fateful ship who had ties to Maine. Many of them were wealthy summer visitors to Bar Harbor, but there were other residents of state aboard as well. Their tales are retold, along with what was occurring in the state at the time. Meticulously researched, this book reveals the agonizing day-to-day wait of Mainers for news of what really happened and tells the stories of Maine passengers from their boarding to the sinking and rescue, and, for those who survived, of their final coming ashore in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's a unique and fascinating addition to the Titanic story.

A visit from the President of the United States always brings with it excitement. In Maine, perhaps part of that excitement stems from the fact that presidents rarely visit the state-only 18 of the 45 presidents have visited Maine in the nation's 244-year history. Many of these visits came at significant points in a presidency; and some visits had controversy, conflict, and ironic twists. For example: * During George Washington's visit, Maine was not even Maine, it was part of Massachusetts. * President Ulysses S. Grant was the hero of the recently ended Civil War. * President Richard Nixon was met with protests that saw Mainer battle Mainer. * President Carter spent the night of his visit with a common, ordinary Maine family, in their modest home. * President Trump's visit came in the middle of a global pandemic. Each of Maine's presidential visits left us with great stories, and a detailed view of Maine's lively history.

"Sunday, August 6, 1899, is a date that for many years will be held in memory as signalizing the most dreadful accident that has ever occurred within the boundaries of the state of Maine." Bangor Daily Commercial, August 7, 1899 In an era when the only means of travel to the new, glamorous, and growing resort of Bar Harbor was through a small, isolated, rural-yet-elegant point of land on the mainland in the small town of Hancock, Disaster at Mount Desert Ferry tells the true story of what was, at the time, Maine's deadliest disaster. The heartbreaking tale starts with the arrival of a train overcrowded with passengers anxious to be among the first to cross the bay and their rush for a ferry with too few seats, turning a casual summer Sunday outing into a scene of chaos, tragedy, death and heroism, occurring as quickly as the break of a wooden gangplank. Disaster at Mount Desert Ferry tells not only the complete story of the people and the events of that day, but of a time and way of life long gone by and nearly forgotten.

A group of house mice struggle to survive a long and strange winter. The humans are gone, the sun is rarely seen, and a cold, dark rain befouls everything it touches. The mice, long dependent on humans for food, stubbornly cling to their old ways, looting the nearby abandoned houses for any scraps they can find. Once, there was plenty to eat, but now the scavengers return empty-handed, or not at all. Food is scarce, but danger is everywhere. Poison and traps wait for the unwary in dark cupboards, and a gang of feral cats relentlessly chase the mice whenever the rodents leave the safety of their nest. Now there are even rumors a hawk has come to join the hunt. As supplies run low and many mice fall ill, desperation creeps in. With the colony at a breaking point, rumors of a wrecked truck filled with food give them hope, but it lies far beyond the forest, where even the cats won't go. Included in Scurry, is a two-page READER'S GUIDE. The full TEACHER'S GUIDE can be found on SkyboundComet.com.

Vermittelt ein umfassendes Verstandnis samtlicher Krankheiten, die bei Ziegen in unterschiedlichen geographischen Lagen und unter einem breiten Spektrum von Haltungsbedingungen auftreten koennen, von der extensiven Weidehaltung uber die intensive Milchproduktion bis zur Heimtierhaltung. Die dritte Auflage von Goat Medicine ist ein umfassendes Referenzwerk fur Ziegenkrankheiten in allen Landern der Welt. Die beiden Autoren ? approbierte Tierarzte mit weltweiter Erfahrung im Bereich Ziegenzucht und -gesundheit ? prasentieren in diesem Werk die neusten Fortschritte bei Diagnose- und Therapieverfahren sowie eine umfassende Betrachtung aller wesentlichen Krankheiten der Ziege. Das Buch enthalt massgebliche, klinisch relevante Informationen zur Erkennung, Diagnose, Behandlung, Bekampfung und Vorbeugung von Ziegenkrankheiten beim Einzeltier, bei einer Herde oder sogar auf nationaler Ebene. Zum leichteren Verstandnis und um die Inhalte des Buchs muhelos erlernbar zu machen, ist das Buch logisch nach Koerpersystemen gegliedert und durchgangig mit farbigen Abbildungen illustriert. Behandelt werden u.a. die folgenden Themen: * Bekampfung wirtschaftlich relevanter Infektionskrankheiten wie der Caprinen Arthritis-Encephalitis, der Paratuberkulose und der Pest der kleinen Wiederkauer sowie innerer und ausserer Parasiten * Differenzialdiagnose bei chronischem Gewichtsverlust und ploetzlichem Tod, Anasthesie und Enthornung/Drusenentfernung * Ernahrung und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Management der Herdengesundheit und Praventivmedizin * Arzneimittelliste fur Ziegen mit empfohlenen Dosierungen sowie Moeglichkeiten der Alternativmedizin Wissenschaftler, Forscher, Amtstierarzte, Labordiagnostiker, Industrietierarzte, Veterinartechniker und behandelnde Tierarzte in aller Welt koennen sich mit gutem Gewissen auf dieses Buch verlassen und es bei Bedarf jederzeit als umfassendes Referenzwerk zu samtlichen Themen rund um die Gesundheit und die Krankheiten von Ziegen verwenden.

He is the unloved second son of an old and esteemed family. She is breathtaking and rich but unknowingly carries the seeds of a devastating illness. Their fathers strike a convenient bargain which their children have little choice but to accept. Products of their time, Bertha Mason and Edward Rochester marry for financial security and respectability although they scarcely know one another. At best, they will become comfortable companions who grow to love one another. At worst . . . In Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte hints at their early days together and gives a secondhand account of their catastrophic last encounter, but there is more to the story of Bertha and Edward's disastrous union-much, much more. A respectful look at Bronte's characters through their own eyes, The First Mrs. Rochester and Her Husband reveals how the Rochesters live in those shady years between leaving Jamaica and Jane's arrival at Thornfield Hall. Removed from the lush tropical garden she loved as a child and confined to a single room, Bertha struggles to understand the losses of her past and why she is hated and feared by her husband. Meanwhile, Edward crisscrosses Europe, seeking happiness but finding only failed affairs and painful truths. He grows inured to his despair and dissatisfaction until an unusual young woman joins his household and reminds him of the man he had hoped to become. A reckless plan to commit bigamy results in tragedy for everyone around him, and Edward-humbled physically and spiritually-must at last own his mistakes and strive to make peace with himself.

The social consequences of anti-parasitic urbanism, as efforts to expunge supposedly biological parasites penalize those viewed as social parasites. According to French philosopher Michel Serres, ordered systems are founded on the pathologization of parasites, which can never be fully expelled. In Paris and the Parasite, Macs Smith extends Serres's approach to Paris as a mediatic city, asking what organisms, people, and forms of interference constitute its parasites. Drawing on French poststructuralist theory and philosophy, media theory, the philosophy of science, and an array of literary and cultural sources, he examines Paris and its parasites from the early nineteenth century to today, focusing on the contemporary city. In so doing, he reveals the social consequences of anti-parasitic urbanism.