"Up Here in Maine" was Gerald E. Lewis' first book. It was printed by Pittsfield Publishers and has no copyright date, but the foreword was written by famous Maine author John Gould, and dated 1974. Illustrations were done by Roderick Slater. The book contains 34 essays broken into four parts. The vast majority of these essays are about the Lewis family farm in Garland, … [Read more...] about Up Here in Maine
Outdoor Short Stories
To Fish and Hunt in Maine
With ten quality books and hundreds of short stories under his belt, it was inevitable that someone would publish a collection of Edmund Ware Smith stories. The collection came in 1991 under the title "To Fish and Hunt in Maine", edited by Thomas A. Kinney and published by Yankee Books of Camden, Maine. The book contains a short introduction, "In Search of Edmund Ware … [Read more...] about To Fish and Hunt in Maine
A Treasury of the Maine Woods
OVERVIEW, written by Greg Tuttle "A Treasury of the Maine Woods" was Edmund Ware Smith’s seventh book and came out in 1958. It was the second published by Frederick Fell Publishers. Smith dedicates the book to his son James. With an introduction by Maine author John Gould, it promises to be a good one. It is also the first book with Maurice Day … [Read more...] about A Treasury of the Maine Woods
For Maine Only
Written by Greg Tuttle "For Maine Only" is Edmund Ware Smith’s ninth book and is my favorite of his, namely because it “has it all”. This book contains some of Smith’s earlier short stories like “Last Trip Together”, “The Tenderfoot Who Wasn’t” and "Weather Prophet”. (Sharp eyed readers will notice slight differences in these stories compared to the when they appeared in the … [Read more...] about For Maine Only
The Further Adventures of the One-Eyed Poacher
Written by Greg Tuttle "The Further Adventures of the One-Eyed Poacher" is Edmund Ware Smith’s 6th book and probably his most sought after title. It is the only book he put out that contained just One-Eyed Poacher stories. Put out in 1947 by Crown Publishing, it is much like a Derrydale Press book, with similar binding and type. It was even put out in a signed and numbered … [Read more...] about The Further Adventures of the One-Eyed Poacher