Chickens, Gin, and a Maine Friendship

The Correspondence of E. B. White and Edmund Ware Smith

Introduction by Martha White
Published by Down East Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

During the 1950s and ’60s, writers E.B. White and Edmund Ware Smith carried on a long correspondence by letter, despite living only a few miles apart on the coast of Maine. Often the letters were written from one or the other while they were traveling, but missing their homes and friends. The letters represent a witty and charming correspondence between two literary giants, their stories of Maine, the beauty of our region, and the trials and tribulations of living here.

Introduced by White's granddaughter, Martha White, the letters show their first formal communications, their chummy middle years, right up to the death of Edmund Ware Smith. Throughout, there is a strong sense of place and community.

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  • Publisher: Down East Books (May 15, 2020)
  • Length: 248 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781608937325

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