Description
Living along Maine's rugged coast requires a combination of industriousness, flexibility, and self-sufficiency, all coupled with a profound sense of community. Like barnacles on a tidal ledge, these close-knit communities cling to the edge of the sea. They have salt in their veins, and the Maine coast is their ecosystem. In this book about people, Charlie Wing talks with some of the hardy folk who call this place home. Here are stories of lobstermen, boatbuilders, artists, writers, and teachers who opened up to Charlie and share their feelings on world events, government, the weather, and people from away.
Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: Down East Books
Published: 06/01/2023
Pages: 470
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d
ISBN13: 9781684750818
ISBN10: 1684750814
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States | Northeast | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI,
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional
About the Author
As a research scientist at MIT Charlie Wing developed a surface ship gravity meter for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the lunar traverse gravimeter for NASA that flew on Apollo 19. He went on to teach physics at Bowdoin College, found America's first two do-it-yourself house-building schools (the Shelter Institute and Cornerstones), host a national PBS series on energy conservation, develop the first Department of Energy approved home energy audit, and wrote more than a dozen books on subjects ranging from home building and maintenance to boating.