I: Coast and Islands. One. Coastal Communities of Women : Sarah Orne Jewett -- Two. "A Goodly Heritage" and Down East's Upheaval : Mary Ellen Chase -- Three. Island Villages and the Struggle for Survival : Ruth Moore -- II: The North Country and Backcountry. Four. From Bangor to the Border: Three Writers of the North Country -- Five. The Backcountry as Maine's Appalachia : Carolyn Chute -- III: Mill City and Mill Town. Six. Ethnicity and the Mill City : Gerard Robichaud and Elizabeth Strout -- Seven. The Mill Town in Turmoil : Richard Russo and Monica Wood -- Epilogue.
Summary
"From the late nineteenth century to the present, Maine writers have explored the experiences of living in a variety of far-flung settings. Taken together, their body of work composes a remarkable literary map of a diverse and changing Maine. "Hidden Places" explores the identity of Maine through its writers and the people and places they wrote of"-- Provided by publisher.
