Indians in Eden: Wabanakis and Rusticators on Maine's Mt. Desert Island

When the Wabanaki were moved to reservations, they proved their resourcefulness by catering to the burgeoning tourist market during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Bar Harbor was called Eden. This engaging, richly illustrated, and meticulously researched book chronicles the intersecting lives of the Wabanaki and wealthy summer rusticators on Mount Desert Island. While the rich built sumptuous summer homes, the Wabanaki sold them Native crafts, offered guide services, and produced Indian shows.

Bunny McBride is the author of Molly Spotted Elk: A Penobscot in Paris, Women of the Dawn, and Our Lives in Our Hands: Micmac Basketmakers. With a background in art, journalism, and anthropology, she has served as curator for several museum exhibits on Native American art. An adjunct lecturer of anthropology at Kansas State University, she has also taught at the Salt Center for Documentary Field Studies in Maine.

Dr. Harald E. L. Prins is a Dutch anthropologist who taught at Bowdoin and Colby colleges, and is now a Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University. He has done extensive fieldwork among Mi'kmaq and other tribes in North and South America. His documentary film credits include Our Lives in Our Hands and his many publications include the book, The Mi'kmaq: Resistance, Accommodation, and Cultural Survival.