In the North Woods of Maine

Elmer Erwin Thomas (1860 - 1923)

Two fifteen-year-old boys---the younger of whom may have been fourteen---decide to hunt and trap away from home in the north woods of Maine. A true recounting of their adventures can be found here, though the years that passed before the tale was written down may have added a slight bit of exaggeration. Then again, they set out in the winter of 1875 and all that's written could very well be the complete and honest truth!

The listener may wish to listen first to Section 18 of this recording---Notes on Maine Animals---as familiarity with these will enhance an understanding of the memoir.

Genre(s): Travel & Geography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introductory Material KevinS
00:02:38
Play 01 How a Trout Gave Us an Idea KevinS
00:04:31
Play 02 Off for the North Woods KevinS
00:07:07
Play 03 Finding a Camp and Snugging Down KevinS
00:08:20
Play 04 First Adventures in Hunting and Trapping KevinS
00:10:10
Play 05 A Mysterious Night Visitor KevinS
00:04:20
Play 06 Getting Ready for Cold Weather KevinS
00:07:13
Play 07 Winter Brings Bear Meat and a Wolf Hide KevinS
00:07:19
Play 08 Another Mystery KevinS
00:05:23
Play 09 Our Biggest Day's Catch KevinS
00:06:16
Play 10 Frank Sees a Panther KevinS
00:05:26
Play 11 The Panther Hunt KevinS
00:12:39
Play 12 New Hunting Grounds KevinS
00:13:00
Play 13 How a Bull Moose Almost Got Frank KevinS
00:12:57
Play 14 My Fight with a Fisher KevinS
00:09:45
Play 15 Out on a Limb with a Bear after Me KevinS
00:07:03
Play 16 The Last Days of Winter KevinS
00:09:30
Play 17 Home Again KevinS
00:08:16
Play 18 Notes on Maine Animals KevinS
00:20:01