Governor Baxter's Magnificent Obsession: A Documentary History of Baxter State Park


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Governor Baxter's Magnificent Obsession: A Documentary History of Baxter State Park, 1931-2006. By Howard R. Whitcomb. Friends of Baxter State Park, 2008. Paperback, 325 pp. A one-volume condensed edition of Whitcomb's more extensive work, Percival P. Baxter's Vision for Baxter State Park, published in limited quantities in 2005 and 2008. The compiler combed deeds and other official documents in order to trace Percival Baxter's mission to create Baxter State Park and to preserve the land nearest to Mount Katahdin. Now out of print. Only light wear to cover edges. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page.

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