"...Marlow's photographs...record the immensity of Mount Katahdin as well as the details of its wild spaces." -- Bangor Daily News
"It leaves the reader wanting more, because it sparks interest in so many areas." -- The Katahdin Times
"The photographs in the book are like visual poems. They go beyond words." -- Lewiston Sun Journal
"This is a must book for anyone who loves the wilds of Maine...." -- Bob Cummings, Habitat, Autumn 1999
This is a must book for anyone who loves the wilds of Maine.... -- Habitat
Product Description
Nearly thirty years ago, Connie Baxter created a book of photographs that presented Percival Proctor Baxter's vision of a solution to the man/wilderness dichotomy. Her book celebrated the magnificence of Katahdin and its surrounding 200,000 acres, which her Great Uncle Percy had given to the people of Maine.
Connie Baxter Marlow has revisited Baxter State Park, both with this revised edition of her book of stunning photographs, and in her thinking about Katahdin, her Uncle Percy's philanthropy, and the Native American connection to their sacred mountain. The park itself remains relatively unchanged, in delicate balance between the deeds of trust that were intended to keep it "forever wild as a public park," and the pressures of modern-day recreation. In new contributions to the book, Neil Rolde and Park Director Buzz Caverly place Percy Baxter's legacy in historical and contemporary context, while Percy Baxter's own words remain to convey his thoughts and wishes. Penobscot Elder Arnie Neptune and documentary writer Dennis Kostyk bring in the Native American worldview that broadens and adds depth to the Western view of man's connection to the natural world.
