Acknowledgements xv
Introduction xvii
1 Pilgrims' Progress
1(6)
2 Dungeon Rock
7(6)
3 The Great Swamp Fight
13(5)
4 The Gandlemas Massacre
18(5)
5 A Crushing End
23(6)
6 A Mother's Anger
29(5)
7 Boon Island's Curse
34(6)
8 Pirate Treasure
40(4)
9 The Brutality of Ned Low
44(6)
10 The Meetinghouse Tragedy
50(4)
11 Ann Story's Cave
54(6)
12 Bunker Hole
60(6)
13 The Knox Cannon Train
66(7)
14 A Manly Showing
73(6)
15 Revolutionary Woman
79(6)
16 She-Pirate
85(5)
17 Tough Times, Tough People
90(5)
18 The Wild East
95(7)
19 The Black Snake Affair
102(5)
20 The Legend of Skinner's Cave
107(4)
21 Runaway Pond
111(5)
22 "1800-and-Froze-to-Death"
116(6)
23 The Worst Mistake Ever Made
122(6)
24 Massachusetts Bay Man-Eater
128(5)
25 Vortex of Doom
133(4)
26 Rebels...in Vermont!
137(5)
27 Aroostook Lynch Law
142(6)
28 The Hartford Disaster
148(5)
29 North Woods Freeze-up
153(6)
30 The Great White Hurricane
159(7)
31 The Last Vampire
166(5)
32 ....And with an Axe
171(6)
33 Lobstermen Fisticuffs!
177(6)
34 North Woods Ice-Out
183(6)
35 The Portland Gale
189(5)
36 King of the River Hogs
194(7)
37 The Human Shingle
201(5)
38 Malaga Island
206(5)
39 Logjam from Hell
211(6)
40 Rocket Ride
217(5)
41 The Boston Molasses Disaster
222(4)
42 Run-Running Lobstermen
226(6)
43 Queen of the Border Rumrunners
232(6)
44 Kingdom Death Ride
238(5)
45 Black Duck's Big Night
243(5)
46 The Sea Fox
248(5)
47 Brady Gang Slain!
253(6)
48 Hurricane of the Century
259(6)
49 Downeast Nazis
265(5)
50 Maine Coast Trap Wars
270(7)
Art and Photo Credits 277(2)
Bibliography 279(9)
Index 288(10)
About the Author 298