The Allagash: The History of a Wilderness River in Maine

Rivers of America, #60

by Lew Dietz

The History of a wilderness river in Maine. The wild and scenic Allagash River flows northward a hundred miles through uplands of unbroken forest. A skilled writer links us to this remote and beautiful area.

Genres: Nonfiction, Wilderness

264 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1968

About the author

Lew Dietz (1906–1997) was an American writer, much of whose work centered on his native Maine. In a long career he produced 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles for Down East magazine (which he helped establish), True, Yankee, Redbook, Coast Fisherman and Outdoors Maine among others.

Reviews

[Charles DeLong]

Quite informative and covers every aspect of the Allagash region.

[Thomas]

Pretty dull. The facts are there, but sometimes you just need the facts