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We'll be releasing three new books this summer. William David Barry is known to many Mainers for his insightful reviews of Maine books in the Maine Sunday Telegram. He's also a familiar face at the Maine Historical Society, where he's a reference librarian. Maine: The Wilder Half of New England is his lively survey of Maine history, packed with interesting illustrations and photographs and offering some surprises. Jeff and Allison Wells are also known to a lot of Mainers—for their many articles about birds and the bird walks they lead. Maine's Favorite Birds features over a hundred birds, each one beautifully illustrated by Evan Barbour. An informative, succinct field guide, it will help you identify birds by their markings, their songs, and their habits. It also includes information on birding "hot spots" in Maine. We'll be distributing a wonderful new book from Historic New England, From Guiding Lights to Beacons for Business: The Many Lives of Maine's Lighthouses. Lavishly illustrated, it features short essays from the likes of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., W. H. Bunting, Richard Cheek, Kirk Mohney, and others about shipwrecks, architecture, life at the light, preservation, tourism, and much more.
In the fall Eva Murray of Matinicus will be back with a new book, Island Schoolhouse: One Room for All. Maine's one- and two-room schools are island schools these days, but Eva also had a chance to visit the schools in Shirley and Rockwood before they closed and has corresponded with one-room-school teachers in other states. If you think one-room schools are old-fashioned, you might be surprised by the sophisticated technology used at our island schools and the collaborative teaching that provides a rich classroom experience.
We're still hoping to publish From Indian Island to Omaha Beach. There have been delays, but it's a story worth waiting for.
Our Maine & New England booklist contains a lot of variety, from Jim Witherell's L. L. Bean: The Man and His Company to Pat Nyhan's New Mainers: Our Immigrant Neighbors to Neil Rolde's Maine in the World: Stories of Some of Those from Here Who Went Away to E. B. White's classic One Man's Meat and veterinarian Brad Brown's wonderful stories in While You're Here Doc.
Here's a list of our books by category.
Tilbury House, Publishers
103 Brunswick Avenue
Gardiner, Maine 04345
telephone
800-582-1899
email
tilbury@tilburyhouse.com
web site
http://www.tilburyhouse.com
(Our books are listed by category in the center section.)
