
All Is Calm
A Maine Christmas Reader
Shannon Butler(Editor)
Islandport Press
Published on 22. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-944762-79-7 (ISBN)
Description
When many people think of Christmas, they dream of snow-covered pine trees and a small cabin warmed by the wood fire on a cold December day. Since Maine was founded, people have written stories about the joys of Christmas in the state. In times of hardship and in times of wealth, Maine and her people have always put the value of Christmas in time shared with family and friends, connections with the natural world, rich traditions, and warm wood stoves. In a collection featuring essays, stories, and poetry, All is Calm is a look at the lives of Mainers during the holidays from the mid-1800s, to the Great Depression, to modern day. Spanning nearly 200 years, these stories show that while Christmas traditions and trends may be changing, the warmth, gratitude, and humility of the Maine spirit is evergreen.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-944762-79-7 (9781944762797)
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10/2019
Islandport Press
€14.49
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Growing up in Aroostook County, Shannon Butler was surrounded by the softly piled snow, the warm, cozy farmhouses, and the towering evergreen trees that set the scene for an idyllic and pristine Maine Christmas. A graduate of the the University of Maine at Farmington, she now lives in Kennebunk and works at Islandport Press. She still spends every Christmas fireside and surrounded by family in her hometown of Caribou, Maine.