{"product_id":"great-fire-of-1947-and-the-end-of-bar-harbors-golden-era-paperback","title":"Great Fire of 1947: And the End of Bar Harbor's Golden Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMac Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire of 1947 and the End of Bar Harbor's Golden Era\u003c\/i\u003e tells the riveting story of the desperate evacuation of residents through the heart of an uncontrolled forest fire burning all across Mount Desert Island. After an extremely dry summer, all areas of Maine spent the month of October fighting fires, with the island seeing the worst of the damage. Soon after the first flames were spotted, in a last, desperate and deadly escape from the quickly approaching and ever-growing flames, many Bar Harbor residents found themselves fleeing to the water, while others fled in a caravan for the causeway behind a bulldozer that cleared the way, all the while watching the loss of many of the mighty cottage-mansions and historic hotels that once symbolized the island's heritage as a summer playground for the world's richest people. Through extensive and meticulous research, Maine author and historian Mac Smith makes this important part of the state's history come to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Bar Harbor Time\u003c\/i\u003es, Mac Smith lives in Stockton Springs, Maine, in the village of Sandy Point. He is the author of several books of Maine history, including \u003ci\u003eMainers on the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeyton Place Comes Home to Maine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSiege at the Statehouse, Disaster at the Bar Harbor Ferry, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePlain Madeleine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.94 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51889389404448,"sku":"9781684752607","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/Wfft5T578B9781684752607.webp?v=1781932141","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/great-fire-of-1947-and-the-end-of-bar-harbors-golden-era-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}