{"product_id":"maine-at-200-huntington-82","title":"Maine at 200 — Huntington '82","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Tom Huntington, Class of 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorian Tom Huntington covers the course of Maine’s often turbulent history, decade by decade. He writes about the death of Congressman Jonathan Cilley in a duel; the Portland Rum Riot and the birth of Prohibition; the Confederate raid on Portland Harbor; James G. Blaine’s scandal-ridden try for the presidency; the triumph and tragedy of Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major league baseball; Sangerville native Hiram Maxim’s transformation of modern war; Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 visit to Maine (and the Portland resident who became the first person to stowaway on a transatlantic flight); the bloody shootout that killed gangster Al Brady in Bangor; the German saboteurs who came ashore on Mt. Desert Island during World War II; Margaret Chase Smith’s principled stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy; Samantha Smith’s plea for world peace; the arrival of Somali immigrants in Lewiston; and much, much more. It’s an entertaining and informative look at key events, milestones and personalities from two fascinating centuries of statehood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bowdoin Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47349851455577,"sku":"WBA500-Huntington","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/8212\/files\/wba500-maine-huntington.jpg?v=1790710961","url":"https:\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/products\/maine-at-200-huntington-82","provider":"The Bowdoin Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}