Winthrop

The Winthrop lakes region is a richly historical area of great natural beauty. Winthrop chronicles the town's life since the mid-1800s with views of many resort hotels and camps on the Maranacook, Annabessacook, and Cobossecontee Lakes, still fondly remembered by summer rusticators. Also included are vintage photographs of the town's rapidly evolving Main Street and village, recently the focus of modernization efforts that resulted in the restoration of the Penniman Block.

David S. Cook grew up in the town of Milo, Maine. As a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, he served a tour of duty in South Vietnam. A graduate of the University of Maine, Orono, with a Master's degree in liberal studies, the author chose to live in Maine and taught history at Winthrop High School, where he was chairman of the Social Studies Department. He has served as president of the Maine Archeological Society, and since retiring has been an adjunct faculty member at Central Maine Community College and the University of Maine at Farmington, continuing to research and explore the history and ecology of Maine and the Northeast. David Cook is also the author of the upcoming, "Into the Civil War With the 3rd Maine Infantry Regiment: From the Kennebec to the Virginia Peninsula" (Polar Bear & Company).