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True's history is recognized as one of the earliest and most significant efforts of its type to appear in Maine before the Civil War.
Hardcover reprint of the original 1891 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Lapham, William Berry, Comp. History Of Bethel, Formerly Sudbury, Canada, Oxford County, Maine, 1768-1890. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Lapham, William Berry, Comp. History Of Bethel, Formerly Sudbury, Canada, Oxford County, Maine, 1768-1890, . Augusta, Me., Press Of The Maine Farmer, 1891. Subject: Bethel Me. History
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
The town of Bethel had a tumultuous birth, caught in a land battle between France and Britain in the late seventeenth century. This hardy Maine town was originally called Sudbury Canada, and its rugged settlers weathered the hardships of nature and devastating Indian raids. With the growth of agriculture, more and more families began settling the rich intervales along the Androscoggin River until, in 1796, they were incorporated as the town of Bethel, Maine. In this detailed and comprehensive history, Stanley Russell Howe outlines the importance of the railroad to the towns growth, its postCivil War industrialization, the birth of Gould Academy and the rise of modern tourism spawned by Sunday River Ski Resort. From the famous Indian healer Molly Ockett to Dr. True, first historian of Bethel, the characters from Bethels past are sure to inspire the residents of today.