In their latest issue, the editors of Down East Magazine compiled a list of “New Maine Classics,” 25 films, plays, books, digital projects, and animated shorts from the past 25… Read more »
Articles Tagged: Maine History
Speaking on Maine’s historical odyssey; South Portland, Maine, Sept. 28
On September 28 at 6:30pm, I’ll be in South Portland talking about the backstory of Maine on the occasion of its Bicentennial: a harrowing and little understood saga of war… Read more »
Speaking on Maine’s historical odyssey, South Portland, Maine, Sept. 28
I’ll be speaking about the past, present and future of coastal Maine in South Portland on Wednesday, September 28th. This a twice-rescheduled talk originally intended to have been delivered during… Read more »
Speaking on the Lobster Coast, Deer Isle, Maine, June 27
I’ll be speaking about the past, present and future of Coastal Maine — a topic I took up in both The Lobster Coast and the “Colony” series for the Portland… Read more »
POSTPONED: Maine history talk – South Portland, Maine – May 26
UPDATE: Due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Cumberland County, Maine, this event has been postponed. Further details to come. UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Sept. 28,… Read more »
Speaking on Lobster Coast, Boothbay Harbor, Maine; Aug. 16 (Private)
On August 16th I’ll be giving a talk on the past, present and future of coastal Maine, topic of my book, The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle for… Read more »
Talking with Penobscot Nation Ambassador Maulian Dana about tribal sovereignty in Maine
As readers of my 30-part Portland Press Herald series “Unsettled” know, Maine has treated the state’s Indian tribes horrifically within living memory, denying tribal people the right to vote, serve… Read more »
Speaking on Lobster Coast, Chebeague Island, Maine, May 9
On May 9th I’ll be giving a virtual talk on the past, present and future of coastal Maine, topic of my book, The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. He is a contributing editor at POLITICO and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.