Bar Harbor Police Beat: True Stories from the Police Files of Mount Desert Island, Maine [Paperback]

Richard Sassaman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

Bar Harbor Police Beat describes what the police in a Maine coastal vacation town did over a 10-year period.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A painstaking effort . . . It is the life of a small town community Sassaman is trying to capture here, warts and all. -- Nan Lincoln, The Bar Harbor Times, 6-30-94

It's my favorite thing. I sit in the outhouse, feed flies to my spider, and read Bar Harbor Police Beat. -- Chris Vincenty, Salisbury Cove, Maine

So that's where we left our marriage license! -- Eddie Monat, Bar Harbor harbormaster, opening the book again to chapter one

This is the most impressive book to come off the presses in America today. -- Robert Skoglund, The humble Farmer Show, Maine Public Radio, 9-7-94

From the Publisher

Bar Harbor Police Beat The Book for All Occasions! For Birthdays or Anniversaries, Weddings or Graduations, Retirement Parties or Going-Away Parties, Dinner Invitations or Vacation Hosts. Everyone always needs a good gift.

But won't this book just appeal to people in Bar Harbor? Of course. The same way that Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer are only read by people in small-town Missouri. The same way that only people in small-town Minnesota listen on their radios to A Prairie Home Companion.

Bar Harbor, more than a rural Maine town, is a brand name recognized everywhere as one of the most famous vacation spots in the U.S. People from all over the world know the place well-they go there, millions of them, every summer. (Forget about getting a parking space anywhere downtown in July or August; that's why we locals walk everywhere during that time of year.)

Bar Harbor Police Beat: The Gift for All Seasons! Entertaining. Inexpensive. Portable. Sturdy. Low-fat. Cholesterol-free. Made In America.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Legends, Lies, And Local History (December 1996)
• ISBN-10: 0963733516
• ISBN-13: 978-0963733511
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,613,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hmm i MUST be in this book somwhere..., December 31, 2001

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Matthew Hochman (Brooklyn, Ny USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bar Harbor Police Beat: True Stories from the Police Files of Mount Desert Island, Maine (Paperback)

As a former Resident of Bar Harbor from 1975-1998 i find this a wonderful book for anyone who likes small town life. Plus most of my friends were in there at one time or another. Its a great insight into the Bar Harbor of the 70's and 80's in the Pre tourist trap years.

5.0 out of 5 stars Small Town Yucks, February 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Bar Harbor Police Beat: True Stories from the Police Files of Mount Desert Island, Maine (Paperback)

The author and I share a love for these types of stories. Small town life captured through minute details of the police log. An excellent read.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We Keep our Copy in the Bathroom, October 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bar Harbor Police Beat: True Stories from the Police Files of Mount Desert Island, Maine (Paperback)

Bizarre and sublime bits of true life humor that only a small town can provide. I open it to any page for a poop long chuckle.