Kennebec Yesterdays – Ernest Marriner

Dust jacket unclipped. Very good, minus some chipping around edges with loss, and adhesive shadow at top front panel effecting title. Vibrant green cloth covered boards.

Marriner’s work here includes excerpts from old account books, faded letters, and other documents, some dating back to 1775, and deals with Maine lore and the early inhabitants of the Kennebec River Valley.

Ernest Cummings Marriner (1892-1983) was best known for his two popular books on Maine life, Kennebec Yesterdays and Remembered Maine, and for his weekly radio broadcasts on Maine history, legend, and personalities. He was affiliated with Colby College for over 40 years. He served as Professor of English and official Historian of Colby College, where he also served as Librarian, Dean of the Faculty, and the first Dean of Men.