Author: FreeHand, Jolianna,
Title: The Only Woman on Board: the photographs, diaries, letters and memorabilia of a Maine sea captain and his wife 1859-1908.
Description: Camden, Maine, Picton Press, (1994). VG lg sz PB (11" wide x 8-1/2 high). This truly happened to a lady who had moved out of Maine to the Boston area where she experienced some difficulty in locating. some dividend checks that had not been forwarded to her. Once she found her account at the correct bank, the banker said anyone who moves away from Maine deserves to lose their checks. Amen. Originally entitled The Seafing Legacy in 1981. Built around photos, diaries, letters and memorabilia of an outgoing Yarmouth, Maine, sea captain and his more restrained Victorian wife. This book is the closest any of us are likely to get to walking the deck of an American Downeaster and living the lives of the poeople on board.

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