Description: “Sunday, August 6, 1899, is a date that for many years will be held in memory as signalizing the most dreadful accident that has ever occurred within the boundaries of the state of Maine.”Bangor Daily Commercial, August 7, 1899In an era when the only means of travel to the new, glamorous, and growing resort of Bar Harbor was through a small, isolated, rural-yet-elegant point of land on the mainland in the small town of Hancock, Disaster at Mount Desert Ferry tells the true story of what was, at the time, Maine’s deadliest disaster. The heartbreaking tale starts with the arrival of a train overcrowded with passengers anxious to be among the first to cross the bay and their rush for a ferry with too few seats, turning a casual summer Sunday outing into a scene of chaos, tragedy, death and heroism, occurring as quickly as the break of a wooden gangplank. Disaster at Mount Desert Ferry tells not only the complete story of the people and the events of that day, but of a time and way of life long gone by and nearly forgotten. Book is in excellent condition. Review my feedback and buy with confidence.
Price: 4 USD
Location: Brunswick, Maine
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Type: Paperback
Book Title: Disaster at Bar Harbor Ferry
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: DownEast Books
Topic: United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT)
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Mac Smith
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
