Olde Cascoe was the first of five volumes of the Maine Pioneer Settlements, Romance of the Maine Coast, series, as published by Herbert M. Sylvester. This book was originally published in 1904. Included are the illustrations as were provided in the original work.

Sylvester's writing style is what brings the romance into the stories. While the author states in his Preface that this book is not a work of history, it really is, for any reader who loves history will love this book. The history included herein includes that of the Casco Bay area of the coast of Maine, including the settlements of Saco to Portland, but in particular that of Cape Elizabeth.

In his Preface, Sylvester states "YE ROMANCE OF CASCO BAY is a book of free-hand sketches. Truthful enough in their setting and local coloring, they are not offered to the public as history, but appear here much as did their originals to the author when he saw them from day to day, and when more familiar with the purlieus of Casco Bay than has been his good fortune in later years. These old things have the fascinating mystery and romance of bygone days, and a bygone race; and are not the less delightful to recall because they look out over a sheet of water, the beauty and charm of which are unrivalled by any other part of the Maine Coast, — a sea-front unequalled by any other from Quoddy Head to St. Augustine, in its wild, stormy grandeur and windy headlands, or in its countless islands and roadsteads asleep in its summer sunshine."

Other books in this series are: Olde York, The Sokoki Trail, Olde Pemaquid and The Land of St. Castin.

6x9, softcover, 193 pages. $15.95 (Maine residents please add $0.80 tax).

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Old York was the second of five volumes of the Maine Pioneer Settlements, Romance of the Maine Coast, series, as published by Herbert M. Sylvester. This book was originally published in 1906. Included are the illustrations as were provided in the original work.

In his Preface, Sylvester states "This coloring of the early colonial period is unmatchably rich. Many of these old houses are as perfect in their conditions, as pregnant with responsibilities, as in the days of those who knew them first and loved them best. Others have lapsed into senility; their chimneys hang askew, like an old battered hat. Their low-drooping eaves sag like the shoulders of an old man in the last stages of decreptitude. Others yet have fallen supinely in their decay into the caverns they so long concealed, or have shrivelled into gray ashes, in the catastrophe of a defective chimney, and not one of them all without its tradition. Let us repeople these old mansions, leaving out the ghosts. Let the old brass knocker fall here and there between its carved lintels. It is the gentle way, and it is a gentle folk by whom we are likely to be entertained, and who know nothing of modernness, and who perhaps are fortunate in that respect; for social conventions are largely of the nineteenth century, along with ragtime, cake-walks, and the two-step."

Other books in this series are: Olde Cascoe, The Sokoki Trail, Olde Pemaquid and The Land of St. Castin.

6x9, softcover, 247 pages. $15.95 (Maine residents please add $0.80 tax).

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The Sokoki Trail was the third of five volumes of the Maine Pioneer Settlements, Romance of the Maine Coast, series, as published by Herbert M. Sylvester. This book was originally published in 1907. Included are the illustrations as were provided in the original work.

From The Forerunners chapter: "As to the origin of the Abenake, the original Indian family of northeastern North America, if one were to delve deeply enough into the history of races, crossing over the desert of conjecture into certainty, one might undoubtedly trace its ancestral beginnings over the northwestern ice floes of Behring Strait into the northern limits of Asia; but that were an impossibility, for the lack of even savage tradition. Only racial characteristics are left for the ethnologist.

The Abenake, of which the Sokoki were a strong branch, are worthy of a moment’s attention, for the reason that the reader is about to make a personally conducted tour through the country once the patriarchal domain of this Indian family, of whom the famous Paugus was the last and most notable chief. According to M. Ventromile, the Abenake comprised a large portion of the Indian race commorant to the country between Virginia and Nova Scotia. In fact they comprised it in its entirety."

Other books in this series are: Olde Cascoe, Olde York, Olde Pemaquid and The Land of St. Castin.

6x9, softcover, 269 pages. $15.95 (Maine residents please add $0.80 tax).

Send a check or money order for $18.95 (includes postage of $3), or $19.75 for Maine residents (includes the .80 cents tax), to: Sam Teddy Publishing, 208 Lakeview Dr., South China, ME 04358-5628. Credit card orders can be placed using these PayPal buttons.

Olde Pemaquid was the fourth of five volumes of the Maine Pioneer Settlements, Romance of the Maine Coast, series, as published by Herbert M. Sylvester. This book was originally published in 1909. Included are the illustrations as were provided in the original work.

From the Early Explorers at Sagadahoc chapter: "As one sails up the Kennebec in these days, one finds patches of shore that are apparently unchanged from the coming of Champlain. The same bold headlands, the same reaches of salt marsh, the same bands of tawny sands hooping the curving shores of the narrowing bays, or gilding the jutting spurs of the evergreens that hold apart their emerald cups, are here as in the days when Waymouth strode up Hunnewell’s Beach with his jester and story-teller Rosier not far behind. The waters roll in from an unbroken horizon, oceanward, and pound the black walls of stone as they have for the innumerable centuries. They iterate the Litany of Nature now as they did in the days of the Cabots, the same ceaseless monody of the sea under the baton of the iridescent spray, keeping the tale of the tides with rhythmic notation. One hears to-day by the sea the Song of the Centuries, that began when the last glacier had melted away and the silt of its medial moraine had been garnished with a riant vegetation, and the hills had begun to be clothed with the verdure of the woods. In Cabot’s day the shag of these shores was not so ragged as now; for, except on the marsh-lands, the greenery was interminable, the woods rolling back inland, unbroken and unscarred, while the islands were tree-sheltered and embowered with fruitful vines. The wild grape was indigenous to all the islands along the coast, and delicious to the palate, as Champlain discovered on his third and last voyage down the Maine Coast. These barren, tree-denuded heaps of rack mid-seas, were, in his time, oases of verdure; and it is only as the fishermen came that they have cut their trees for shelters, fishing-stages’ and fire-wood. It was a vandal tax upon the picturesque, but an inevitable."

Other books in this series are: Olde Cascoe, Olde York, The Sokoki Trail and The Land of St. Castin.

6x9, softcover, 245 pages. $15.95 (Maine residents please add $0.80 tax).

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The Land of St. Castin was the last of five volumes of the Maine Pioneer Settlements, Romance of the Maine Coast, series, as published by Herbert M. Sylvester. This book was originally published in 1909. Included are the illustrations as were provided in the original work.

From the Epistle Dedicatory: "History these stories are, but served al fresco with something of the flavor of the romance which attaches to far-off happenings and things; and I apprehend that to each of my readers the coloring may suggest a different dye. Like a succession of sunsets, it is ever the same sun and the same horizon, yet each set of sun is a glory by itself, as unlike its predecessor as the human experience of one day is unlike that of another.

The Land of St. Castin is a delightful country, as are all lands where linger the myth, the tradition, and the legend. It is a delightful environment in which to leave the reader, after so much of the lore of the Dryasdust sort oftentimes confounded with the legitimate lore of the antiquary; for this salt-savored land is rich with the liveliest suggestion. It was the wide domain of the Bashaba, the glow of whose slowsetting suns wrought miracles of splendor along the shaggy tops of its wilderness woods, and painted on their dusky horizons the pinnacled towers of a city like what Patmian John saw as the reascending New Jerusalem."

Other books in this series are: Olde Cascoe, Olde York, The Sokoki Trail and Olde Pemaquid.

6x9, softcover, 221 pages. $15.95 (Maine residents please add $0.80 tax).

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BROWN, VOLUME I - the first of several projected volumes of materials on the BROWN family surname follows the same patterns as other Linscott Surname Volume Series books, compiling information as it appears in various publications of years gone by. The compiler provides information on all branches of the BROWN family, as it is found in old publications, to family researchers and students of history who might otherwise not be able to find such materials. Within this volume are the BROWN materials from 37 different source books.

9x6, soft cover, 378 pages, with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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ADAMS, VOLUME I - the first of several projected volumes of materials on the ADAMS family surname follows the same patterns as other Linscott Surname Volume Series books, compiling information as it appears in various publications of years gone by. The compiler provides information on all branches of the ADAMS family, as it is found in old publications, to family researchers and students of history who might otherwise not be able to find such materials. Within this volume are the ADAMS materials from 23 different source books.

9x6, soft cover, 345 pages, with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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BRADFORD, VOLUME I - the first of several projected volumes of materials on the BRADFORD family surname follows the same patterns as other Linscott Surname Volume books, compiling information as it appears in various publications of years gone by. The compiler provides information on all branches of the BRADFORD family, as it is found in old publications, to family researchers and students of history who might otherwise not be able to find such materials. Within this volume are the BRADFORD materials from at least 30 different source books.

9x6, soft cover, 355 pages, with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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The Life of Deborah Sampson, The Only Woman Who Enlisted (as Robert Shurtliff) as a Revolutionary War Soldier. This book is a reprint of the 1916 publication by William Abbatt, entitled: The Female Review; or Life of Deborah Sampson. It follows the reasoning of why Deborah decided to enlist, as Robert Shurtliff, and fight in the War for Independence for nearly three years, was wounded, and finally, just as the war was ending, her sex was discovered. Plenty of commentary, descriptions of the battles from her own journal, and criticism by William Abbatt toward H. Mann, who wrote the first published version in 1797. A good read for the Revolutionary War buff.

6x9, softcover, 166 pages, with every name index. $15.95 (Maine residents please add $0.80 tax).

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The St. John River - A reprint of the 1894 work by J. W. Bailey, this book brings to the reader a look at the St. John River, from its head in Maine, through to its emptying into the Bay of Fundy at St. John, New Brunswick. The descriptions of the river basins, communities along its shores in the late 1800s, and of a few of its peoples, both Maine and New Brunswick settlers, enough so that the reader may think he is actually there.

6x9, softcover, 98 pages. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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The Makers of Maine - A reprint of the 1912 book of essays of Maine by Herbert E. Holmes, describing the unique history of the State of Maine. Starting with the Viking discovery and "settlement" of her coast, continuing with the French settlements of Acadia, living with the Abnaki Indians - including the death of Father Rale, and showing that Maine was settled by Europeans long before the Mayflower had landed, this book is a must-read for any historian. Index included.

6x9, softcover, 182 pages. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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Foster's Comic History of Oklahoma - A touch on the fun side of history, this is a reprint of C. D. Foster's book first published in 1916. Loaded with humorous cartoon drawings this book is a short history of Oklahoma from the first explorations and settlements up to 1915.

"History records the doings of individuals, and we have tried to picture these individuals, not as they appeared when posing for their photograph, but as they were seen in the eyes of the general public while they were making history for the “general public” and posterity. The facts in the case are that we got them with their every-day clothes on."

A must read for all residents of Oklahoma, and perhaps even for a few who have always dreamed of going there.

6x9, softcover, 128 pages. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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The Women of the Mayflower and Women of Plymouth Colony

The Women of the Mayflower and Women of Plymouth Colony is a reprint of the 1921 book by Ethel J. R. C. Noyes. This book contains information regarding the hardships and suffering of the women and young ladies of the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony, through the eyes of a modern day woman.

While most of the books published regarding the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony center around the men of the adventure, very little was ever written regarding the children and women of the Mayflower. This book is a must-have for any Plymouth Colony history enthusiast. Available September, 2009.

5.5x8.5, softcover, 164 pages. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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Old Hallowell on the Kennebec is a reprint of the 1909 printing, to celebrate its 100th year anniversary (the book, not the city). This book traverses the life and living conditions of the Kennebec river, specifically the Augusta-Hallowell-Farmingdale-Gardiner and Manchester area, from its earliest settlement until 1852 when Hallowell became a city.

This well-written, informative and educational work is a must-have for any history enthusiast interested in Maine early history. Available July, 2009.

9x6, softcover, 414 pages with a completely revised index. $21.95 (Maine residents please add $1.10 tax).

Send a check or money order for $24.95 (includes postage of $3), or $26.05 for Maine residents (includes the $1.10 for tax), to: Sam Teddy Publishing, 208 Lakeview Dr., South China, ME 04358-5628. Credit card orders can be placed using these PayPal buttons.

WHITCOMB, VOLUME II - the second of several projected volumes of materials on Whitcomb family members as it appears in various publications of years gone by. With this volume the compiler continues the trend of providing information on all branches of the Whitcomb family, as it is found in old publications, to family researchers and students of history who might otherwise not be able to find such materials.

This volume includes 50 additional sources not included in Volume I. It may be especially helpful to those Whitcomb family researchers who might not be able to visit their local library, or, even if they can, perhaps that library may not even have a copy of the sources used herein.

A must-have book for all historians of the WHITCOMB family. August, 2009.

9x6, softcover, 319 pages with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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WHITCOMB, VOLUME I - the first of several projected volumes of materials on Whitcomb family members as it appears in various publications of years gone by. With this volume the compiler provides information on all branches of the Whitcomb family, as it is found in old publications, to family researchers and students of history who might otherwise not be able to find such materials.

This volume may be especially helpful to those Whitcomb family researchers who might not have a computer, who may not be able to visit their local library, or, even if they can, perhaps that library may not even have a copy of the sources used herein.

A must-have book for all historians of the WHITCOMB family. June, 2009.

9x6, softcover, 429 pages with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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HATCH VOLUME II - A continuation of the work started in HATCH - Volume I, this volume contains Hatch family biographical, memoranda, and family historical information from 50 additional sources of books of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. And yes, there is a Volume III and Volume IV in the planning stages. June, 2009.

9x6, softcover, 385 pages with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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HATCH VOLUME I - is the first of several projected volumes of materials on Hatch family members as it appears in various publications of years gone by. Mr. Linscott is thus trying to provide information on all branches of the Hatch family, as it is found in old publications, to Hatch family researchers and students of history who might otherwise not be able to find such materials.

This volume may be especially helpful to those Hatch family researchers who might not have a computer, who may not be able to visit their local library, or, even if they can, perhaps that library may not even have a copy of the sources used herein.

It is the hope of Mr. Linscott that HATCH people of all generations living will come to view, understand, and even perhaps find something new, pertaining to the HATCH generations gone by.

9x6, softcover, 393 pages with every name index. $20.00 (Maine residents please add $1.00 tax).

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Sebastian Ralé, A Maine Tragedy of the Eighteenth Century A reprint of the 1906 book by John Francis Sprague, this book covers the history of the life, work and death of Jesuit missionary and spiritual advisor to the Abenaki Indians of Maine. He was killed while tending his flock in the Norridgewock village in1724. This book is a tremendously fine read and is full of historical material regarding treaties that affected the peoples of New France, New England, Maine in particular. May, 2009.

5.5x8.5, softcover, 122 pages, illustrated. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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A reprint of the 1910 book by John Francis Sprague, describing the difficulties of settlers, particularly the Americans, in the Madawaska region of northern Maine, during the latter part of the 18th and early 19th centuries. A treaty of peace was signed in 1783 (Treaty of Paris) between the United States and Great Britain, and until the Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1842, both Great Britain and the United States claimed both sides of the upper St. John River valley. The climax of the difficulties between the two neighboring peoples resulted in the Aroostook War, an undeclared, and ultimately bloodless, confrontation in 1838-39 over the disputed boundary between Canada and Maine. May, 2009.

5.5x8.5, softcover, 122 pages. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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A reprint of the original 1875 work by Oliver Sewall, this book brings to the reader a look at the wilderness and wild times that Chesterville once was. From the first white settler in the late 1700s to the mid 1800s, this book covers the rudimentary as well as the unique history of Chesterville, Maine. May, 2009.

5.5x8.5, softcover, 97 pages. $12.95 (Maine residents please add $0.65 tax).

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