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NON-FICTIONLetters Home from SeaThe Life and Letters of Solon J. Hanson, Down East SailorL.J. Webster and M.A. NoahBy the age of 19, Solon Hanson of Castine, Maine, had worked as a cook, crew, and mate on sailing ships, had become a cod fisherman, had survived one of New Orleans’ worst hurricanes, had been called a witness to a murder trial, and was close to his goal of becoming a sea captain.Unlike most sailors of the time, he diligently wrote home about his adventures. His letters were rediscovered over a century later, and provide a rare glimpse into the daily life of 1850s Maine cod fishermen. These letters offer a brilliant firsthand account of life and death at sea.isbn 978-0-9760896-5-0 Paperback, 160 pages $16.95The Lord of Cat BowStuart Weeks“The Lord of Cat Bow is a remarkable piece of intimate biographical writing. It touches on many different sides of America, particularly the WASP world of New England, and looks at the events of the past century through the prism of this grandson-grandfather relationship. Its strength is the heartfelt quality that runs throughout. The reader is allowed to look in on a traditional family at work and play and to compare it with other andvery different facets of the American experience.”—Dr. Morris Martin, Professor Emeritus of Classics, Oxford and Princeton Universitiesisbn 0-9636413-1-X Paperback, 312 pages $16.95603-672-4317 A publisher of fine books that will change your world • 17