Providing a rich experience for those touched by Portland, Maine, this dynamic resource includes stories and incendiary history of the city. An invaluable narrative history for both residents and vacationers alike, this resource explains the history in and around one of the best kept secrets on the East Coast. Portland was a commercial port of prominence in the United States until the great fire of 1866 reduced to ashes a city that rivaled New York City and Boston, as explained in this fast-paced documentation of the events that changed the history of a city.