Michael Dekker will talk about his new book, French & Indian Wars in Maine, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland today, Tuesday, October 20, at noon.
Michael Dekker’s book, “French & Indian Wars in Maine,” was published in July 2015 by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina.
About the book
For eight decades, an epic power struggle raged across a frontier that would become Maine. Between 1675 and 1759, British, French and Native Americans clashed in six distinct wars to stake and defend their land claims.
Though the showdown between France and Great Britain was international in scale, the decidedly local conflicts in Maine pitted European settlers against Native American tribes. Native and European communities from the Penobscot to the Piscataqua Rivers suffered savage attacks. Countless men, women and children were killed, taken captive or sold into servitude. The native people of Maine were torn asunder by disease, social disintegration and political factionalism as they fought to maintain their autonomy in the face of unrelenting European pressure.
This dark, tragic and largely forgotten struggle laid the foundation of Maine.
Admission is free to members and $5 for non-members.
The book is available from Amazon in Canada and the US where you can see a preview.
