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John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Inventions & Creations

"… Illustrations: Inventions & Creations"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"Part 3, pages 38-56 In a combination of newspaper clippings and original narrative, Martin moves from the political to the personal, and topics in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"Intro: pages 129-142   Part 7, pages 129-end The final pages of Scrapbook 3 continue the story of the 1872 presidential campaign -- the contest…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Martin Family

"… Illustrations: Martin Family"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn   Alonzo Raynes remembrance This newspaper clipping from an unidentified California newspaper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Intro: pages 48-64   Part 3, pages 48-64 Martin continues his discussion of politics, beginning with a visit by steamer from Bangor to Hampden…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Towns & Locations

"… Illustrations: Towns & Locations"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Intro: pages 0-73 Approximately 1800-early 1830s   Part 1, to page 73 John Martin (1823-1904) begins his formal accounting of his life and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 0-46

"Intro to pages 0-46   Part 1, to page 46 The section includes the Constitution of the organization, information about Acadian Hall, Wasgatts…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin-Raynes-Stevens Family Trees

"Martin-Raynes-Stevens Family Trees John Martin's Journal begins with a genealogy for his family and that of his wife, Clara Cary."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"Intro: pages 22-71   Part 2, pages 22-71 Martin revisits details he previously included in other writing about his family's history, his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Businesses

"… Illustrations: Businesses"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"Intro: pages 534-603 Approximately 1859-1854   Part 8, pages 534-603 Two of Martin's children were quite ill with measles; he looked for a new…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"Scrapbook 3: 1867- In this volume, which Martin began writing in 1867 and concluded in the early 1870s, he continues the political discussions that…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"Part 4, pages 57-76 Much of this section is about the 1864 presidential election and the end of the war activities in Bangor in which a large crowd…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"About This Project X In 1997, the Maine State Museum and the Maine Historical Society, with the support of the Maine Historic Preservation…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"Site Navigation Tips "Representing every particular" is an introduction to John Martin and the five volumes of his writings and illustrations…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… Intro: pages 452-534 Approximately 1855-1859   Part 7, pages 452-534 In this section Martin wrote in detail about the births of his children…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

"Part 5, pages 77-96 Lincoln's assassination and changes in Bangor dominate this section of the Scrap & Sketch Book."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Events

"… Illustrations: Events"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"Intro: pages 278-361   Part 5, pages 278-361 Approximately 1849-1850 Martin described the cholera epidemic of 1849, and, in great detail, the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"Intro: pages 108-128   Part 6, pages 108-128 The 1872 presidential campaign of Horace Greeley and Ulysses S. Grant consume much of this section."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Residences

"… Illustrations: Residences"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"Intro to pages 91-132   Part 3, pages 91-132 In this section, Martin continues his description of Acadian Hall that he began in Part 1…"