Title Page: "Trending Into Maine" by Kenneth Roberts. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1938. First edition. N. C. Wyeth illustrations
Kenneth Roberts (1885 – 1957) was an American author of historical novels. Roberts worked first as a journalist, becoming nationally known for his work with the Saturday Evening Post from 1919 to 1928, and then as a popular novelist. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, Roberts specialized in regionalist historical fiction and "Trending Into Maine" is an homage to his native state. He often wrote about his native state and its terrain, also depicting other upper New England states and scenes. For example, the main characters of "Arundel" and "Rabble in Arms" are from Kennebunk (then called Arundel), the main character of "Northwest Passage" is depicted as being from Kittery, Maine with friends in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the main character in "Oliver Wiswell" is from Milton, Massachusetts.
American artist N. C. Wyeth (1882 - 1945) was the pupil of artist Howard Pyle and became one of America's greatest illustrators. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of them for Scribner's, the Scribner Classics, which is the work for which he is best known. The first of these, "Treasure Island," was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Beside his many illustration plaudits, NC Wyeth is famous for being the father of artist Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of artist Jamie Wyeth.
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Title Page: "Trending Into Maine" by Kenneth Roberts. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1938. First edition. N. C. Wyeth illustrations
Kenneth Roberts (1885 – 1957) was an American author of historical novels. Roberts worked first as a journalist, becoming nationally known for his work with the Saturday Evening Post from 1919 to 1928, and then as a popular novelist. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, Roberts specialized in regionalist historical fiction and "Trending Into Maine" is an homage to his native state. He often wrote about his native state and its terrain, also depicting other upper New England states and scenes. For example, the main characters of "Arundel" and "Rabble in Arms" are from Kennebunk (then called Arundel), the main character of "Northwest Passage" is depicted as being from Kittery, Maine with friends in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the main character in "Oliver Wiswell" is from Milton, Massachusetts.
American artist N. C. Wyeth (1882 - 1945) was the pupil of artist Howard Pyle and became one of America's greatest illustrators. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of them for Scribner's, the Scribner Classics, which is the work for which he is best known. The first of these, "Treasure Island," was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Beside his many illustration plaudits, NC Wyeth is famous for being the father of artist Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of artist Jamie Wyeth.
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