The best of Boyle

Nostalgia, Wit and Wisdom from his 60 years covering the Maine Scene make Hal Boyle one of Mane's best loved columnists and writers. Deeply interested in space, Hal Boyle was at the Apollo moon launch, which you can read about in the story "Guardian Angel at Moon Shot". "Blasted by an Atom Bomb" recounts his time when he attended the Atomic Bomb testing. Here is just a sample of the other warm and witty stories you'll find in this book: Legendary Jack Spratt Monsters on the water front S.D. Warren and the Mummies Cyrus H.K. Curtis Stuffing the ballot box Great Racetrack Heist Maine's Who's Who "Percy" Baxter $10 Million Gold Sea Chase Nazi Spies in Maine Great November Blizzard Nine Miles for a Dime Chewing Gum Capital Rum Room Days "Husksters' Row" Two Cents to Cross Bridge Red Man Scalped Frank Merriwell Edward Everett Horton Shooting yourself at Keith's Monster of Casco Bay and many more...