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Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. New/New. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 9.25 inches tall; 281 pages with Appendixes, Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index.. "Traces the rise of the Irish-American immigrant community in Portland, Maine, through its control of waterfront labor over eight decades before the port's twentieth century decline. The book is a valuable contribution to local labor history that situates its subject within the broader picture of U.S. history during a crucial period in the formation of the nation's economic and social identity." [Lincoln P. Paine, author of Down East] For decades, Portland, Maine, was the closest ice-free port to Europe. As such, it was key to the transport of Canadian wheat across the Atlantic, losing its prominence only after WWII, as containerization came to dominate all shipping and Portland shifted its focus to tourism.
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Seated by the Sea: The Maritime History of Portland, Maine, and Its Irish Longshoremen Hardcover - 2010
by Michael C. Connolly
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- Title Seated by the Sea: The Maritime History of Portland, Maine, and Its Irish Longshoremen
- Author Michael C. Connolly
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Date 2010
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780813034690 / 0813034698
- Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.27 x 6.45 x 0.98 in (23.55 x 16.38 x 2.49 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Portland (Me.) - Social conditions, Portland (Me.) - Ethnic relations
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009044785
- Dewey Decimal Code 331.624
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