{"product_id":"midcoast-maine-in-world-war-margaret-shiels-konitzky-9781467136570","title":"Midcoast Maine in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Margaret Shiels Konitzky reveals the stories of local heroes and the relentless spirit of midcoast Maine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron Works launched a new destroyer every seventeen days. Bowdoin College had more military than civilian students and held three commencements per year. Boothbay Harbor, Bailey Island and Damariscotta all had military bases, and anyone who owned or sailed a boat was recruited for coastal defense. Women worked at machine shops, registered their neighbors for rationing and volunteered for the Civil Defense and Red Cross. Author Margaret Shiels Konitzky reveals the stories of local heroes and the relentless spirit of midcoast Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Shiels Konitzky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467136573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467136570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Margaret Shiels Konitzky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987739934975,"sku":"9781467136570","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad3c83ba-071d-4f96-9877-580c7606dea6.jpg?v=1683290704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midcoast-maine-in-world-war-margaret-shiels-konitzky-9781467136570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}