Ed Muskie: Made in Maine 1914-1960

Born in Rumford, a town along the Androscoggin River- a paper mill town in Maine's western foothills- Ed Muskie was one of six children of a Polish immigrant and a Polish-American mother whose English was worse than her husband's. His arc through his formative years was singular and unpredictable, it is an American story that looks plausible only in hindsight.

Commemorating the centenary of his birth, Ed Muskie: Made in Maine 1914-1960 covers his two terms as Maine's governor and tells how the son of an immigrant tailor grew up to become one of the most consequential politicians in American history. Ed Muskie is also known for the successful adoption of the Clean Waters Restoration Act of 1972. Author: James L. Witherell. Hardcover; 276 pages.