<DIV><DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The story of New England is built on an endless armature of&#160;fascinating tales of Yankee ingenuity and hardy, intrepid characters. <I>Bootleggers, Lobstermen, and Lumberjacks</I> takes the top fifty wildest episodes in the region&#8217;s bygone days and presents them to the reader in one convenient, narrative-driven package. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&#160;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Including incredible but true tales of hardy Yankee hill folk and crusty seafarers engaged in all manner of amazing activity&#8212;from witch-hunting to log rolling, sometimes with tragic results&#8212;this book is a perfect stroll through New England&#8217;s past for resident and visitor alike. Yankee history is rife with all manner of shipwreck victims surviving any way they knew how; Indian, pirate, and shark attacks, cougar and bear maulings; and, of course, rum runners and bootleggers doing what they do best. </P></DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B></B>&#160;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>Matthew P. Mayo </B>is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books, including <I>Cowboys, Mountain Men, and Grizzly Bears</I> (TwoDot, January 2010) and the Western novels <I>Winters&#8217; War</I>, <I>Wrong Town</I>, and <I>Hot Lead, Cold Heart</I>. Raised in Rhode Island and Vermont, he has spent much of his adult life in Maine, writing about the state for <I>Down East </I>and other publications. Visit him at matthewmayo.com.</P></DIV></DIV>