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Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes
50 years of Maine Community Journalism
By Nat Barrows
Through My Eyes gathers 50 years of Nat Barrows’ personal reflections on newspaper publishing, life in small towns, the natural world, family and more. As owner, publisher and editor of Penobscot Bay Press, since 1968, fostering strong communities has been his main focus in his three weekly community newspapers. He says, “The message is this—find the common ground, talk and work together so the wounds can heal while divisions fade, so a sense of community purpose and individual joy can be illuminated.”
“This wonderful book...offers some thoughtful, memorable and completely delightful glimpses into the heart and soul of Nat Barrows, who in October 2018 celebrates a half-century of embracing the constant challenges, the hard-won satisfactions and the pain and joy that fill the life of a small-town community journalist.”
—Hugh Bowden, Former executive editor of The Ellsworth American
About the author: Nat Barrows began his career as a newspaper owner, publisher and editor in 1968 with the purchase of Penobscot Bay Press and Island Ad-Vantages in Stonington, Maine. In 1981 he purchased The Weekly Packet, based in Blue Hill, Maine, and added Castine Patriot, based in Castine, Maine, in 1990. During his career, Nat has received numerous professional awards for his news stories, photography and editorials and has seen the volume of awards grow for his three newspapers in recent years. In 2007, he was honored as Maine Journalist of the Year and was inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame in 2018.
Book details:
Publisher: Penobscot Books, a Division of Penobscot Bay Press, Inc.
Printer: 360 Digital Books, a division of Whitlock Business Systems, Inc., Madison Heights, Mich.
Publish Date: 2018
Edition: First
Features: Contemporary photos and illustrations
Dimensions: 7” x 10”
Pages: 323
ISBN: 978-0-941238-26-7
LCCN: 2018958242
Genre: Nonfiction, Journalism