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Text		Diary of Capt. John Davison, 1846 Maine Historical Society, Text John Davison, a schooner captain from Augusta who was involved in East coast trade, kept a logbook of his journeys on the ship Yucatan, 1846. (Relevance: 6904) Find Similar Resources	Davison, Caleb Henry Davison, John Davison, John -- Diaries Logbooks Manuscripts Seafaring life -- Description and travel Ship captains -- Maine Yucatan (Ship) -- Logbooks

Moving Image		Bodies In Motion: The Biomechanics of Sports MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:54:36 Using athletics, QUEST takes a fresh look at the way our bodies move. Bridging the gap between research and the playing field, coaches, trainers and athletes themselves discover how to optimize performance and what to do when injury causes that performance to fail. (Relevance: 6095) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Moving Image		A Place Apart MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Maine is a place apart from the mainstream of American society. Beginning early in Maine’s history, settlers, merchants, visitors, artists, and writers brought images of Maine to the rest of the world that shaped the State's economy, identity, and heritage. The history behind the image of Maine remains a vital part of how we and those from away view Maine today. (Relevance: 4401) Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		Spring MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 Because spring comes so late to northern New England, things have to happen quickly and profusely. Spring is the time of year that wildlife and plants come to life again and get right to the business of creating new life. (Relevance: 3963) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		The Nation's Playground MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 With its remarkable coastline, deep-green forest, and rolling landscape, Maine has been a favorite place for visitors for over a century. During the late 1800s, trains and steamboats brought visitors to every corner of the state. Over the last century, tourism has grown into Maine’s largest industry. (Relevance: 3562) Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism -- Maine -- History

Moving Image		Bioinvasion MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 As human activity silently globalizes our world, our modern day ecology is under onslaught from spreading alien organisms. These plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detriment of other species. Can scientists help us win the war against this bio-invasion? (Relevance: 3415) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

Moving Image		Climate Change: In Our Backyard MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:45 Using close-to-home examples, the views of leading scientists come alive as they show how climate change can affect almost every aspect of our lives - and in turn, how we affect the climate. (Relevance: 3393) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		Winter MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:43 For those plants and animals that don't migrate south for winter, a lot of preparation goes into getting ready for winter. When it comes to dealing with winter, plants and animals know things we humans don't. (Relevance: 2032) Find Similar Resources	Winter -- New England Ecology/Energy Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England

Text		My Debt to Maine by Theodore Roosevelt Maine Historical Society, Text Theodore Roosevelt describes his visits to Island Falls, Maine in Aroostook County when he was a boy and the Sewall family with whom he stayed. The essay goes on to describe his home, the Elkhorn, where he invited the Sewalls and the Dows of Island Falls to visit and hunt with him. (Relevance: 1685) Find Similar Resources	Dow family (Island Falls, Me.) Dow, Wilmot Elkhorn (house) Hunting -- Maine -- Island Falls Katahdin (Mt.) Lumbering industry -- Maine Manuscripts Presidents -- United States -- Personal narratives Roosevelt, Theodore Sewall family (Island Falls, Me.) Sewall, Bill Sewall, Dave Showshoeing Winter -- Maine -- Island Falls Winter camping

Text		Railroad surveyors, Timekeeper's Record Book Fogler Special Collections, Text A timekeeper's record book. Records the days and hours worked by a group of men surveying a prospective railroad line near Castine, Maine. Includes months of June-Nov. 1886 and May-Sept. 1887. (Relevance: 1581) Find Similar Resources	Hours of Labor Railroads Railroads Surveyors Wages

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