Documentary History of the State of Maine, Containing the Baxter Manuscripts (Volume IV)

Behind every map of modern Maine lies a tangle of fragile paper, fading ink and human struggle. History lives in these pages. Documentary History of the State of Maine, Containing the Baxter Manuscripts (Volume IV) deepens this landmark historical document collection, gathering colonial Maine documents that illuminate how a distant frontier of New England took shape. Edited by noted historian James Phinney Baxter for the Maine Historical Society series, it offers a primary source anthology drawn from governors, proprietors, soldiers, merchants, ministers and settlers, preserving their voices as they negotiate land, law, faith and survival. For anyone drawn to Maine colonial history, early Maine settlements and early New England history, this volume opens a direct, unvarnished window onto the past. As a state history sourcebook and meticulous reference for historians, local researchers and genealogists, Volume IV is prized as a genealogy research resource, rich in names, places and official acts embedded in wider New England colonial records. First issued in the late nineteenth century as part of the Baxter manuscripts collection, these texts have long been hard to access beyond specialist libraries. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. It speaks both to casual readers of history and to classic-literature collectors seeking an authoritative cornerstone for any New England or American history shelf.