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

Bunny McBride; Harald E.L. Prins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0892728043 ISBN 13: 9780892728046

Publisher: Down East Books, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

• "A bridge to the wonderfully rich past of Mount Desert Island that helps us better understand ourselves and our future . . . an instant classic, essential for the library of anyone who loves Down East Maine." David F. Hales, President, College of the Atlantic.
• "My great-great-grandfather Frank Loring, known as Chief Big Thunder, loved Bar Harbor and spent many years traveling there seasonally and camping on the island. In these pages I've gained insight into why he returned year after year . . . and the role that the Bar Harbor Indian encampment played in helping Wabanakis survive economically and culturally. My deepest gratitude to the authors for traveling back in time and bringing the spirit of our ancestors back to life." Donna Loring, author of In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Down East Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0892728043
• ISBN 13: 9780892728046
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190