Re|Sounding

Recovering Maine’s Undertold Maritime History

Edited by Sarah Timm and Luke Gates-Milardo

Now available to pre-order. Expected publication date: 7/7/2026

Published in conjunction with the Maine Maritime Museum’s exhibit, this book traces the state’s historic roots to slavery and explores the contributions of Black Americans to Maine’s rich maritime history. Featured is archival material from the Museum’s collection of never-before-exhibited journals, letters, photographs, and maps, to provide context to the untold stories of the state’s Black communities and shed light on Maine’s involvement in the Atlantic slave economy. Reflective essays by six experts focus on various aspects of Maine’s Black maritime history and culture and the connection between shipbuilding and shipping in northern New England and the slave trade:

• Bob Greene on Malaga Island
  
• James Frances on Wabanaki Waterways
  
• Meadow Dibble on New England’s role in the slave trade
  
• Seth Goldstein on Maine and the West Indies trade in sugar, cod, and slaves
  
• Kate McMahon on Maine and the illegal slave trade
  
• Tess Chakkalakal on Cotton Town files

Paperback 160 pages