Montpelier: The Home of General Henry Knox

The article is a history of the origin, construction, deterioration and loss of the mansion Montpelier build by General Henry Knox

The Southern American Belle: History, Evolution, and Perceptions in Contemporary Culture

This research study seeks to examine the concept of the southern belle and to provide greater insight into how the southern belle is perceived by those today as a means of describing contemporary southern womanhood and culture. Chapter 1 traces the history of the southern belle from its pre-Civil War roots, through the turmoil of the Civil War, and up through post-war Reconstruction and beyond, thereby situating the concept of the southern belle within the context of southern history. Utilizing a socio-linguistic approach, Chapter 2 explains the research methodology of this study where two group interviews were conducted and where participants responded to questions probing for their current perceptions of who and what constitutes a southern belle in modern culture. Participant responses were then analyzed using evaluative discourse analysis techniques. Chapter 3 discusses the results of the group interview analysis by placing the data in conversation with historical perspectives on the southern belle and analyzing trends in the data between study participants. This study then concludes by suggesting a definition for the modern southern belle which encompasses both the original, historic definition of the belle and modern perceptions of what the belle is today in order to offer insight into one potential lense through which to view women of the American South

The Brief Career of Eliza Poe

Review of The Brief Career of Eliza Poe by Geddith Smit

Orono: The Great Sachem

This article is a summary of the known facts of the life of Sachem Orono

Walter G. Morrill: The Fighting Colonel of the Twentieth Maine

An article on Walter G. Morrill\u27s role in the Civil War by James B. Vickery published in the University of Maine Studies, Second Series, No. 88, A Handful of Spice: A Miscellany of Maine Literature and History, edited by Richard S. Sprague, 1968

List of Town Registers

List of Town Registers in the state of Main

Irrigation Restriction and Biomass Market Interactions: The Case of the Alluvial Aquifer

The U.S. Geological Survey has determined that irrigation in Arkansas’ Delta is unsustainable. This study examines how irrigation restrictions would affect county net returns to crop production. It also considers the effect of planting less water-intensive bioenergy crops—switchgrass and forage sorghum—in the event biofuel markets become a reality. Results suggest that sustainable irrigation restrictions without bioenergy crops would decrease producer returns by 28% in the region. Introducing these alternative crops would both reduce groundwater use and may restore state producer returns, albeit with significant spatial income redistribution to crop production throughout the state.biomass crops, ground water irrigation, spatial income redistribution, sustainability, Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy, Financial Economics, Land Economics/Use, Political Economy, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, Risk and Uncertainty, Q24, Q25, Q32, Q42, O13,

Jock Darling: The Notorious “Outlaw” of the Maine Woods

Jim Vickery began work on this article shortly before he died in 1997. He had been researching Jock Darling for several years, and at my urging he set down his thoughts on the “old outlaw” under an arrangement by which he would compose the article on one of his infamous yellow pads,” and I would transcribe the results on my computer and return a clean copy to him for editing and proofreading. He would also fill in the blanks where I could not decipher his handwriting. Before we could complete this project, Jim was hospitalized with the condition that finally resulted in his death. Over the intervening years, I have worked on the manuscript, having at hand the original draft and all of the newspaper copies Jim used to compose it. The result is somewhat problematic. Since Jim’s draft was nowhere near finished, I have taken a heavy hand with the editing, and have filled in gaps in the story as J imagined Jim would have done it. Since Jim did not have an opportunity to compile footnote references, I was not able to finish the manuscript with standard notation. The bibliography, however, contains references to all the materials in Jim’s “Jock Darling” file (deposited with the Vickery Papers in Special Collections, Fogler Library at the University of Maine). It is with a great sense of satisfaction—and relief—that this project finally comes to fruition. Richard W. Jud