Mary Ellen Chase
Location: Maine
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Islandport Press:
Silas Crockett
By: Mary Ellen Chase
ABOUT THE BOOK: A stirring tale that recounts the sweeping changes that took place on the Maine coast during the 19th and early 20th centuries. By offering superior historical detail, authenticity and great writing Chase's classic novel is considered one of the most distinguished books in Maine history. Includes a new foreword by Sanford Phippen. Part of our Maine Classics series.
Silas Crockett traces life on the Maine coast through four generations of a seafaring family. From the era of clipper ships through Grand Banks fishing to the arrival of summer residents, this is a 100-year epic filled with vibrant descriptions of the sweeping cultural, economic and philosophical changes that washed over Maine. Mary Ellen Chase weaves wonderful historical detail with engaging characters so readers understand what it was like for a young wife to join her husband on a months-long trade voyage in 1830; for a small boy to yearn for the attention of his mother, herself a grieving widow; and for a man raised in the tradition of seafaring forced to choose between leaving home for a long voyage or undertaking a risky, but shorter and more lucrative one. Chase draws her characters sharply and provides a voice to the everyday concerns and cares of people who lived and died by the sea. Written in 1935, Silas Crockett remains an important piece of literature for anyone who wishes to understand the rich maritime history of Maine.
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