Seated by the Sea: The Maritime History of Portland, Maine, and Its Irish Longshoremen

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Seated by the Sea The Maritime History of Portland, Maine, and Its Irish Longshoremen Michael C. Connolly Foreword by Governor Joseph E. Brennan, Federal Maritime Commission University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2010 by Michael C. Connolly Printed in the United States of America. This book is printed on Glatfelter Natures Book, a paper certified under the standards of the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). It is a recycled stock that contains 30 percent post-consumer waste and is acid-free. All rights reserved All images are from “Collections of Maine Historical Society” unless otherwise indicated. 16 15 14 13 12 11 6 5 4 3 2 1 First cloth printing, 2010 First paperback printing, 2011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Connolly, Michael C. Seated by the sea : the maritime history of Portland, Maine, and its Irish longshoremen / Michael C. Connolly; foreword by Joseph E. Brennan. p. cm.—(New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology. Working in the Americas) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3469-0 (cloth) ISBN 978-0-8130-3722-6 (paperback) 1. Stevedores—Maine—Portland—History. 2. Irish—Maine—Portland—History. 3. Irish Americans—Maine—Portland—History. 4. Working class—Maine—Portland—History. 5. Labor unions—Maine—Portland—History. 6. Social change—Maine—Portland—History. 7. Portland (Me.)—Economic conditions. 8. Portland (Me.)—Social conditions. 9. Portland (Me.)—Ethnic relations. 10. Port cities—Maine—Case studies. I. Title. HD8039.L82U65125 2010 331.6'2415074191—dc22 2009044785 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com This book is dedicated to all Portland longshoremen such as Coleman Connolly and Larry Welch, and to their families who were the beneficiaries of their work and who shared their dreams. Often I think of the beautiful town That is seated by the sea; Often in thought go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear old town, And my youth comes back to me. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “My Lost Youth” ...