{"product_id":"downeast-genius-from-earmuffs-to-motor-cars-maine-inventors-who-changed-the-world-9781952143274","title":"Downeast Genius: From Earmuffs to Motor Cars, Maine Inventors Who Changed the World","description":"The genius Thomas Edison once said all anyone needed in order to invent something was a good imagination and a pile of junk. Imagination and creativity have always been essential qualities for survival in Maine and the ingrained habits of \"saving up\" and \"making do\" inevitably led to heaps of junk. As a result Maine has produced some extraordinary inventors and inventions with many aimed at a simply making daily life, easier and more comfortable: from Joseph Peavey's self-named tool that dramatically improved log driving to Chester Greenwood's ear muffs to Charles Forster's toothpicks to Hiram Maxim's machine gun to the L.L. Bean Duck Boot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11782981\"\u003eEarl Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Islandport Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952143274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952143276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC057000\"\u003eInventions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036100\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Waterville native, Earl Smith spent a forty-year career at Colby, variously as dean of students, dean of the college, and as assistant to three Colby presidents. He continues to serve as the college historian. He is the author of three previous works of history: \u003cem\u003eMayflower Hill, a history of Colb\u003c\/em\u003ey;\u003cem\u003e With the Help of Friends, \u003c\/em\u003e a history of the Colby Art Museum; and \u003cem\u003eWater Village\u003c\/em\u003e, a history of Waterville. He has also published three works of fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Dam Committee, More Dam Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e, and the well-received novel, \u003cem\u003eHead of Falls.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698181214445,"sku":"9781952143274","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_93cbe023-a0f7-46e0-a5ec-eed841c4e4ea.jpg?v=1649896266","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/downeast-genius-from-earmuffs-to-motor-cars-maine-inventors-who-changed-the-world-9781952143274","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}