November 14, 2024
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Comments for: A black forefather died 100 years ago

Narcissus A. Matheas sailed up the Penobscot River to Bangor in 1834 when he was just 16. Back then Bangor was a boomtown, a capitalistic oasis and polylingual crossroads for all manner of ambitious men and women from every corner of the world. Thirty-six years… Read More

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