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When Weavers Wove: Short Stories of a Small New England Mill Town [Paperback]

Fred Wintle (Author)
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January 31, 2007
This story begins on Lower Spring Street at the house where I grew up with four sisters and a younger brother in the fifties. The essence of the book really begins with the reader standing on the knoll in the hollow behind Poirier’s Market and Field’s Garage, which are both situated on Spring Street. I invite you to stroll with me through the streets of a small Maine Mill Town.

When Weavers Wove is the story of every small town New England family who lived during the tumultuous transition from Industrial Age to baby boomers of the sixties and seventies and the loss of their innocence. It is an embellished view written by a fifth generation Yankee blessed with the gift of knowing people and capturing their stories from the 19th, 20th, and 21st century.

When Weavers Wove is a collection of short stories written to capture the taste, smell, sounds, and realities of a by gone era. An era that looms large in our memories. An era which, in no small way, still longs for its innocence. When Weavers Wove is by and large a work of nonfiction written as a stroll through Dexter, Maine, a small New England Mill town, which typifies the birth and end of the Industrial Age.


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About the Author

USAF (Ret) Fred Wintle. Fred finished a 20-year stint in the United States Air Force as a mustang and maintenance officer. In 1992, returning to his hometown of Dexter, Maine, Fred, 38 began to pen short stories that became When Weavers Wove.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 250 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (January 31, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0595423191
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595423194
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,537,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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This is an excellent book. It is full of accounts and anecdotes about life in small-town Maine. The humor and sentimentality can be appreciated anyone, whether or not the are from Maine. Wintle writes vivid accounts of growing up in the 50s and 60s, from elementary school life to teenage mischief, from fondly-remembered local figures to businesses and schools which have long since closed down. And along the way, you'll find many of Wintle's unique insights such as his "Blue Light Bulb Theory of Healing." If you like reminiscence mixed with humor, this book is a must-have.
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