{"product_id":"how-maine-changed-the-world-hardcover","title":"How Maine Changed the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrating Mainers' Amazing Ingenuity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Down East Books celebrates 50 years of great book publishing, it seems appropriate to reflect upon\u003cbr\u003ethe contributions Maine has made that have had significant cultural and historical impacts on both the\u003cbr\u003eUnited States and the World. Did you know that the caterpillar tread, common on bulldozers and tanks, \u003cbr\u003eoriginated from the design of Lombard's steam log hauler; or that the dry plate photographic process was\u003cbr\u003ecreated by the Stanley brothers, who also invented a speed-record setting steam powered car and whose\u003cbr\u003esister, Chansonetta, was a well-known photographer in her own right? Maxim's machine gun forever\u003cbr\u003echanged the practice of warfare. The humble peavey is a simple tool well-known to any forester or\u003cbr\u003elumberjack. The ubiquitous lobster boat, the microwave oven, earmuffs, and Monopoly--all came from\u003cbr\u003ethe minds of Mainers. This book is a celebration of Maine's creative ingenuity--from the very large, such\u003cbr\u003eas Portland Head Light and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge to the very small, such as the toothpick and the\u003cbr\u003eBean boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Griffin has been a freelance writer for more than 20 years, writing for newspapers, magazines and trade publications. Before that, she was a newspaper and wire service reporter and editor. Nancy is the author of several books, including Maine 101 (7,715) and Makin' Whoopies (28, 255). She lives in Thomaston, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284652212473,"sku":"9781608936311","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c0lNZWFpcHN1MnpOcVp0eGhmMUxWQT09.webp?v=1769088135","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-maine-changed-the-world-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}