In this book, first published in 1886, the author achieved his goal of preparing "a volume of reliable local history which should be entertaining as well as instructive." Mr. Goold begins with Captain Christopher Levett, who settled a plantation in 1623 on an island near the coastal area that would later become the town of Portland, Maine. Beginning with 1623, he spends the remaining 500-plus pages spinning a chronological history of Portland and the surrounding area through the mid-19th century. The author's ability to strike a good balance among the various types of history-social,...
In this book, first published in 1886, the author achieved his goal of preparing "a volume of reliable local history which should be entertaining as w...
