Tommy Carbone

A creative historical fiction novel from New England's famous Gloucester Harbor.* * *Hostilities between the United States and England did not end with the Revolutionary War. For a century following, England and Canada took opportunities to impose restrictions on American fishermen in the waters off of Nova Scotia and the Canadian provinces.The Dominion government imposed fines, imprisoned men, and not only seized American vessels, but auctioned the property belonging to the Americans.For one Gloucester skipper the indignities became too great to endure. In disguise, he traveled to Guysborough, Nova Scotia with a daring idea to regain his vessel.His success depended on a traitorous smuggler, a daring crew, and a love-torn nephew who'd fallen for the enemy's daughter.* * *Based on the 1871 true story of the capture of the Edward A. Horton, a Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing schooner and her brave Captain, Harvey Knowlton, Jr.Of the escape, tales were told, ballads were written, the cannon boomed and parades were held. A patriotic story of revenge for injustice on the high seas. * * *About the AuthorTommy Carbone is a Maine author who writes historical fiction, mysteries, and regional non-fiction books.His memoir, Growing Up Greenpoint - A Kid's Life in 1970s Brooklyn, is an account of New York City in that era. The Lobster Lake Bandits - Mystery at Moosehead Lake, has made people want to visit the north woods of Maine. It's a big state - come explore.

"These are strange stories, but they well up out of the hearts of men, and in them are the issues of life. Men do not perish alone, unknown, forsaken, forgotten. The constitution of the universe forbids. The truth about them must leap out some time, and be written on the skies like the flashes of the midnight Aurora; somewhere it is to be known what they were, where they failed, wherein they made their conquests, - their treachery, their faithfulness - their cowardice, their courage - their shamelessness, their honor - but most of all and longest enduring, their better parts."Those words, written by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, describe the essence of why she originally wrote about the river drivers she termed, The Penobscot Man. Eckstorm knew the ways of the Maine woods and the woodsmen, as individuals for their character, and how they lived their lives. She chose to document the river drivers specifically as their ways working on the river was changing.Aside from documenting these stories, in 1891 she traveled deep into the forest, the first woman to accompany the men on a log drive. During this trip, she not only documented her experience for this book, but she was also a photographer.Imagine what that was like. With no roads to get there, they paddled a canoe more than fifty miles. They carried their gear, more than thirty miles, including her camera and glass plates, when a camera was the size of luggage. She was not a city-dweller going to the woods for a picnic. Fannie Hardy Eckstorm was a Maine explorer of the strongest kind, and she was a wicked good writer.When she traveled to the woods to document the log drive, it was a time before chainsaws, before even carriage roads reached the lumber operations, and before even steamers pulled logs across the upper lakes. During her time, all the work was done by hand. These stories are not a mechanical telling of the labor and methods being done. In true Eckstorm fashion she weaves interesting and memorable tales to tell the history.During her trip there was not only the danger from the river and the wilderness. While she was there, she had to be on guard for a poacher who had threatened to shoot her.A 1904 reviewer of the book in The Literary World wrote, "It seems to us that 'The Penobscot Man' should in twenty-five years, be a valuable 'human document, ' for the life, the men, and the deeds, ring true."Tommy wrote, "The stories in this book represent an important part of Maine history and the people who made that history. Eckstorm knew this when she was writing, and she anticipated that documenting this way of life would be important before it was lost to obscurity. She was correct and I am pleased to release this book for lovers of history and the great storytelling. The editing of this book has been the most challenging of my projects to date for releasing a Maine classic and I am sure you will enjoy the stories as much as I have enjoyed updating them."This annotated book now includes original writing from Maine author, Tommy Carbone. There are added stories about Jack Mann and John Ross, two of Maine's most famous rivermen. To this edition, Carbone has added an appendix that analyzes Eckstorm's journal notes, never before released, that tell more of the renegade poacher that threatened to kill her, and her father, Manly. Maine lumbermen ballads have also been included.Tommy Carbone is a Maine author who writes mystery and non-fiction. Maine's Journal Tribune Book Corner review, stated, "Carbone is a natural story teller. His description and dialogue make the characters come alive. The reader feels they are getting to know the real people of Maine."

Stories from the Maine Woods.This volume is compilation of short stories, essays, poems and legends about the Maine woods from: Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, Manly Hardy, Thomas W. Higginson, and Tommy Carbone; with the poems of Anna Boynton Averill.Do you know the true legend of Katahdin's Pamola?Have you heard of the toils of Maine's Mud Pond Carry?What Maine town has a population of "not many" but has had the names of its river and ponds renamed, twice?Have you been robbed by Whiskey Jack?After reading, your stories around the campfire, or hearth, will never be the same.Fannie Hardy Eckstorm may be a lesser-known Maine outdoors writer than Henry Thoreau, but she was a Mainer, and she spent more time in the woods on a single of her many trips, than Thoreau did in all his trips combined. Eckstorm knew the woods, the animals, and the woodsmen. She was an author, school superintendent, historian, naturalist, taxidermist, and ornithologist. Her writing is descriptive and warm; the words will take you to the woods where she describes the habits of the birds and the character of a fire built from poplar wood. She was diverse in her knowledge and within she adds references to literature and Maine knowledge. Manly Hardy, Fannie's father, was a well-known Maine woodsman, fur trader, ornithologist, and respected man of Brewer, Maine. He contributed his own experiences through magazine articles and his journal entries. A few of which are preserved for the reader in this book. However, he took a specific interest in teaching his daughter the ways of the woods, both in survival and in documenting. His keen eye, observation, and acquaintances no doubt led Fannie Hardy Eckstorm becoming the outdoors writer she was. Most of the writings are timeless pieces from the 1800s and early 1900s, which will transport you to the 'way the woods were' and, in many cases, still are. Read about Kinneho, the legend which named Mt. Kineo. Learn the legends of Mt. Katahdin as told by Penobscot Nation Member, Clara Neptune. Find out why Maine lumbermen were superstitious about Whiskey Jack. Discover the history of panthers in Maine. This edition was compiled and edited with new information and photographs by Maine author, Tommy Carbone. You can read more about the Hardy father-daughter team in, "Exploring The Maine Woods - The Hardy Family Expedition to the Machias Lakes." Tommy Carbone is a Maine author who writes mystery and non-fiction. You can read about moose, and much more, in his novel, "The Lobster Lake Bandits - Mystery at Moosehead." Maine's Journal Tribune Book Corner review, stated, "Carbone is a natural story teller. His description and dialogue make the characters come alive. The reader feels they are getting to know the real people of Maine I loved the whole book and recommend it highly. The sequel, "The Elephant Mountain Gang," brings readers back to Moosehead Lake. The Bangor Daily News exclaimed, "I will say Tommy's characters are very real. And I must warn you, have plenty of time set aside because you're not going to want to stop reading." Tommy has also released several Maine classics on the Maine North Woods by Lucius Hubbard and Thomas S. Steele. Sign up for Tommy's newsletter on his website at www.tommycarbone.com

David Stone Libbey was a Maine river-driver, lumberman, farmer, Civil War soldier, inventor, machinist, hunter, and outdoor writer. This book includes the writings from his journal and articles he published between 1850 and 1904 under his pen name of 'Penobscot.'*In Maine, the Penobscot River, before meeting the main branch leading to the Atlantic Ocean, has four branches that span throughout northern main. Libbey used the Penobscot pen name to signify his experience with this forested country during a time when many were interested in learning about the wildlife and conditions in the north woods.*The editor of Forest And Stream, wrote of Libbey: "Penobscot knows the Maine country as well as any man living, and what he may write will be sure to be intelligent and authentic."*This edition about Libbey's life from Maine author Tommy Carbone includes photographs of the time period and annotations giving the historical perspective of the writing.*Discovered letters from David Libbey during his time with Maine's Company D, Ninth Regiment Infantry of the Civil War period have been added, providing his own perspective from the war front.*In, "The Penobscot Man - Life and Death on a Maine River," Fannie Hardy Eckstorm wrote of Libbey, "He was one of Maine's thoroughbred woodsman and waterman, one of the most notable of our hunters, who, going to San Francisco, took a place in a stationer's store and handled paper by the quire and arranged perfumery on the closet shelves; and from there to the deserts of Nevada, in the seventies, when it was rough there, where he set up mining machinery and met western bad men, and he unarmed and unruffled made them behave themselves."*Libbey led a varied and interesting life, with some near-death experiences. He came from a Maine pioneer family and he himself carved out a pioneer life, while also self-educating himself and amassing a large library of books. This is the story of his life and he deserves to be well remembered.

"These are strange stories, but they well up out of the hearts of men, and in them are the issues of life. Men do not perish alone, unknown, forsaken, forgotten. The constitution of the universe forbids. The truth about them must leap out some time, and be written on the skies like the flashes of the midnight Aurora; somewhere it is to be known what they were, where they failed, wherein they made their conquests, - their treachery, their faithfulness - their cowardice, their courage - their shamelessness, their honor - but most of all and longest enduring, their better parts." Those words, written by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, describe the essence of why she originally wrote about the river drivers she termed, The Penobscot Man. Eckstorm knew the ways of the Maine woods and the woodsmen, as individuals for their character, and how they lived their lives. She chose to document the river drivers specifically as their ways working on the river was changing. Aside from documenting these stories, in 1891 she traveled deep into the forest, the first woman to accompany the men on a log drive. During this trip, she not only documented her experience for this book, but she was also a photographer. Imagine what that was like. With no roads to get there, they paddled a canoe more than fifty miles. They carried their gear, more than thirty miles, including her camera and glass plates, when a camera was the size of luggage. She was not a city-dweller going to the woods for a picnic. Fannie Hardy Eckstorm was a Maine explorer of the strongest kind, and she was a wicked good writer. When she traveled to the woods to document the log drive, it was a time before chainsaws, before even carriage roads reached the lumber operations, and before even steamers pulled logs across the upper lakes. During her time, all the work was done by hand. These stories are not a mechanical telling of the labor and methods being done. In true Eckstorm fashion she weaves interesting and memorable tales to tell the history. During her trip there was not only the danger from the river and the wilderness. While she was there, she had to be on guard for a poacher who had threatened to shoot her. A 1904 reviewer of the book in The Literary World wrote, "It seems to us that 'The Penobscot Man' should in twenty-five years, be a valuable 'human document, ' for the life, the men, and the deeds, ring true." Tommy wrote, "The stories in this book represent an important part of Maine history and the people who made that history. Eckstorm knew this when she was writing, and she anticipated that documenting this way of life would be important before it was lost to obscurity. She was correct and I am pleased to release this book for lovers of history and the great storytelling. The editing of this book has been the most challenging of my projects to date for releasing a Maine classic and I am sure you will enjoy the stories as much as I have enjoyed updating them." This annotated book now includes original writing from Maine author, Tommy Carbone. There are added stories about Jack Mann and John Ross, two of Maine's most famous rivermen. To this edition, Carbone has added an appendix that analyzes Eckstorm's journal notes, never before released, that tell more of the renegade poacher that threatened to kill her, and her father, Manly. Maine lumbermen ballads have also been included. Tommy Carbone is a Maine author who writes mystery and non-fiction. Maine's Journal Tribune Book Corner review, stated, "Carbone is a natural story teller. His description and dialogue make the characters come alive. The reader feels they are getting to know the real people of Maine."

"We ran away this fall. In fleeing the telegraph, the post-office, the door bells, and all our many masters, we experienced a sweet, if guilty satisfaction, which more than compensated the unpropitious skies that followed us - this is the chronicle of the trip." Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. From a series of articles written in 1891, comes a paddling memoir that weaves together woodlore with a knowledge of literature and Maine history. The writing is superbly descriptive of the Maine woods, the prose is often like poetry, and the feeling of the period is captured on the pages. Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm was not a fur trader like her father, Manly Hardy, or a trapper like her grandfather, but she knew the woods. She was an interpreter of nature, an ornithologist, an expert on early Maine history, with scientific habits and mind for detail. This annotated edition of a Father-Daughter canoe trip celebrates one of the earliest and most talented Maine outdoor writers.Read about the Maine woods, history of the Machias Lakes region, stories about "The Outlaw Jock Darling," the legendary Maine storyteller, "Uncle" Bill Barrett, and even the original Penobscot Man - Big Sebattis Mitchell.This book is more than a memoir of a camping trip, it is a tale of Maine woodcraft and includes details about the Maine woods told only the way those familiar with the region could do so.ISBN 978-1-954048-07-2 is the commemorative dust jacket hardcover edition.

"We ran away this fall. In fleeing the telegraph, the post-office, the door bells, and all our many masters, we experienced a sweet, if guilty satisfaction, which more than compensated the unpropitious skies that followed us - this is the chronicle of the trip." Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. From a series of articles written in 1891, comes a paddling memoir that weaves together woodlore with a knowledge of literature and Maine history. The writing is superbly descriptive of the Maine woods, the prose is often like poetry, and the feeling of the period is captured on the pages. Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm was not a fur trader like her father, Manly Hardy, or a trapper like her grandfather, but she knew the woods. She was an interpreter of nature, an ornithologist, an expert on early Maine history, with scientific habits and mind for detail. This annotated edition of a Father-Daughter canoe trip celebrates one of the earliest and most talented Maine outdoor writers.Read about the Maine woods, history of the Machias Lakes region, stories about "The Outlaw Jock Darling," the legendary Maine storyteller, "Uncle" Bill Barrett, and even the original Penobscot Man - Big Sebattis Mitchell.This book is more than a memoir of a camping trip, it is a tale of Maine woodcraft and includes details about the Maine woods told only the way those familiar with the region could do so.

"Tommy Carbone brings you right to the Maine woods in his new novel. You're not going to want to stop reading." - George Smith, Maine's Bangor Daily News, Book Reviews.A Maine Mystery Are there spies in the woods? Have the poachers stolen from the locals?For a winter get-away, Sarah visits Joe at his Maine camp. When things go missing, including Joe, her thoughts of a peaceful time in the north woods disappear. Their survival may depend on determining who is there - and why.The clues uncovered lead to a discovery that has been mystifying locals for more than forty years.This book is an historical fiction novel of events from the Maine north woods. It is appropriate for all reader levels. There are no inappropriate situations, offensive language, or killings.Moosehead Lake is forty miles long and ten miles wide at it's widest section. It is Maine's largest lake and is surrounded by millions of acres of pristine wilderness.People can disappear here for a very long time. Tommy Carbone combines historical fiction with mystery and vivid descriptions of the Maine forest and wildlife. He brings the characters in his stories to life with realistic dialogue and scenes. You will be transported to the Maine woods and feel you are part of the mystery.This is the second novel in the Moosehead Mystery series.The first novel in the series is, "The Lobster Lake Bandits - Mystery at Moosehead."The first novel is, "The Lobster Lake Bandits - Mystery at Moosehead."

"Tommy Carbone brings you right to the Maine woods in his new novel. You're not going to want to stop reading." - George Smith, Maine's Bangor Daily News, Book Reviews.For a winter get-away, Sarah visits Joe at his Maine camp. When things go missing, including Joe, her thoughts of a peaceful time in the north woods disappear. Their survival may depend on determining who is there - and why. The clues uncovered lead to a discovery that has been mystifying locals for more than forty years.Moosehead Lake is forty miles long and ten miles wide at it's widest section. It is Maine's largest lake and is surrounded by millions of acres of pristine wilderness. People can disappear here for a very long time.Tommy Carbone combines historical fiction with mystery and vivid descriptions of the Maine forest and wildlife. He brings the characters in his stories to life with realistic dialogue and scenes. You will be transported to the Maine woods and feel you are part of the mystery.This is the second novel in the Moosehead Mystery series.

"Tommy Carbone brings you right to the Maine woods in his new novel. You're not going to want to stop reading." - George Smith, Maine's Bangor Daily News, Book Reviews.For a winter get-away, Sarah visits Joe at his Maine camp. When things go missing, including Joe, her thoughts of a peaceful time in the north woods disappear. Their survival may depend on determining who is there - and why. The clues uncovered lead to a discovery that has been mystifying locals for more than forty years.Moosehead Lake is forty miles long and ten miles wide at it's widest section. It is Maine's largest lake and is surrounded by millions of acres of pristine wilderness. People can disappear here for a very long time.Tommy Carbone combines historical fiction with mystery and vivid descriptions of the Maine forest and wildlife. He brings the characters in his stories to life with realistic dialogue and scenes. You will be transported to the Maine woods and feel you are part of the mystery.This is the second novel in the Moosehead Mystery series.

Hubbard and "The Captain" - the 1881 version of Bryson and Katz in "A Walk in the Woods." This is the 2020 Commemorative Annotated Edition.Written in the spirit of Thoreau's, "The Maine Woods" - this is a classic book about nature, wildlife, and exploring.In the September of 1881, Lucius L Hubbard and "The Captain," set off with their Indian guides, Silas and Joe, for a month-long canoe trip in the Maine north woods. In this text, Hubbard captures the details of their trip from Greenville, at the south end of Moosehead Lake, to Edmundston, New Brunswick. The book describes the scenery, their meals, the wildlife, and what they encountered along the trail.In this new 2020 annotated edition we have included updated notes and new photographs of the area of Maine where the trip took place. The original engraved etchings are digitally mastered from an original 1884 copy of the book.Hubbard wrote this about the adventure, "The keen enjoyment of many hours had made ample amends for the few hardships we had undergone, while the lessons we had had of Nature's teaching will form a priceless treasure-book, of which, when we are far removed from her schoolhouse, we may turn the leaves anew, and read again and again the story we had conned."I am sure readers will treasure this story today, as much as Hubbard treasured the Maine woods that he so carefully describes within these pages.

2020 Commemorative Annotated Edition.Hubbard and his travel companion, "The Captain" - the 1881 version of Bryson and Katz in "A Walk in the Woods." Written in the spirit of Thoreau's, "The Maine Woods" - this is a classic book about nature, wildlife, and exploring.In the September of 1881, Lucius L Hubbard and "The Captain," set off with their Indian guides, Silas and Joe, for a month-long, 160-mile canoe trip in the Maine north woods. In this text, Hubbard captures the details of their trip from Greenville, at the south end of Moosehead Lake, to Edmundston, New Brunswick. The book describes the scenery, their meals, the wildlife, and what they encountered along the trail.In this new 2020 annotated edition we have included updated notes and new photographs of the area of Maine where the trip took place. The original engraved etchings are digitally mastered from an original 1884 copy of the book.Hubbard wrote this about the adventure, "The keen enjoyment of many hours had made ample amends for the few hardships we had undergone, while the lessons we had had of Nature's teaching will form a priceless treasure-book, of which, when we are far removed from her schoolhouse, we may turn the leaves anew, and read again and again the story we had conned."Readers will treasure this story today, as much as Hubbard treasured the Maine woods he so carefully describes within these pages.

An Historical Fiction Mystery set in Maine.When Sarah, a travel writer from New York City, gets sent to Maine on assignment, she's reluctant to go. The Moosehead Lake region of Maine is a place of only bad memories for her.Her fears aside, what she truly isn't prepared for are the poachers, the locals, and meeting Joe Parker, for the second time in her life. What she discovers about herself, her family, and a Boston crime is so much larger than a story for a magazine article. "This book will make you want to visit Maine.""Suspense. Romance. Mystery. This book has it all." * * * * * * * * * * * *Lobster Lake and the Moosehead Lake Region in the North Woods of Maine was always a peaceful and safe place, where nothing much ever happened. That all changes the year Joe Parker was old enough to hunt on his own, the oddly dressed stranger stalked their woods, and the bandits caused some serious trouble.For the Parkers and the game warden, it's a race against the weather, finding clues to the crime, and locating the sneaky backwoods characters who manage to stay one step ahead of them.For Sarah, her feelings for the Maine woods will never be the same.* * * * * * * * * * * *This novel is set in the Moosehead Lake Region of Maine. Moosehead is Maine's largest lake and measures approximately 40 miles long by 10 miles wide. At the center of the lake is Mt. Kineo, the largest rhyolite formation known in the world. The igneous rock was used by Native Americans to craft weapons and tools.Lobster Lake is to the north east of Moosehead, nestled in a remote forest.It is the same pristine wilderness that greeted Henry Thoreau, Lucius Hubbard, Thomas Steele, and Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. It is an area rich in history, but full of mystery and legends. This book will transport you to those woods and the writing will allow you to smell the pine-scented air and hear the call of the loons. After reading, you may just want to visit for yourself.

Nothing much really happens in the north woods of Maine, that is, until you mix seaplanes, poachers, game wardens, and strangers in a mystery at the lake. Three generations of the Parker family had grown up in the woods near Maine's Lobster Lake. The Parkers knew the roads, trails, and lakes around their cabin better than anyone, except maybe the local game warden. It was always a peaceful and safe place. That all changed the year Joe Parker rescued a girl, the oddly dressed stranger stalked their woods, and the bandits caused some serious trouble.