Maine's Capital Area

Old Fort Western is proud to present a book launch and talk, “French & Indian Wars in Maine”, by local author, Michael Dekker, Saturday, August 1, 2015, 1:00pm – 4:00pm, on the parade grounds of the Fort. French & Indian Wars in Maine is the newest addition to The History Press’ Military series. The book is set to release on July 27, 2015 and features stunning images of the forgotten battles. The book, French & Indian Wars in Maine, will be available for purchase and signing in the Orderly Room after the talk.

For eight decades, an epic power struggle raged across a frontier that would become Maine. Between 1675 and 1759, British, French and Native Americans clashed in six distinct wars to stake and defend their land claims. Though the showdown between France and Great Britain was international in scale, the decidedly local conflicts in Maine pitted European settlers against Native American tribes. Native and European communities from the Penobscot to the Piscataqua Rivers suffered savage attacks. Countless men, women and children were killed, taken captive or sold into servitude. The native people of Maine were torn asunder by disease, social disintegration and political factionalism as they fought to maintain their autonomy in the face of unrelenting European pressure. This dark, tragic and largely forgotten struggle laid the foundation of Maine. www.oldfortwestern.org