The Lobster Coast covers the European History of (mostly) coastal Maine from earliest exploration until the present. After a fairly light and entertaining introduction, Woodward embarks upon the task of laying out the history of Maine's coast. I got the impression early on that he would spend most of his time focusing on the fishing industry - with a nod to the historical roots of Mainer's suspicion of people "from away." However, Woodward ends up all over the place by the end of the book, for example, talking about recent pushes for "smart development" to combat suburbanization and sprawl and mentioning many of the elites who summered in Maine in the past, while neglecting to discuss the strategic importance of the Maine coast during WWII and what the U.S. army did to change the character of the Maine coast during those years.
I don't recommend this book - except to Mainers who read everything they can about the Pine Tree State.
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