Book Library
Selected books about Prouts Neck, along with memoirs from delightful Prouts Characters!
Note: All books are searchable! If you like you can download pages from each.
Current prouts history books
Stratton’s Islands of Saco Bay
1994, 128 Pages
From colonial times to present-day Audubon sanctuary. Packed with photos and illustrations.
Prouts Neck History Highlights
2014, 90 Pages
Over 170 photos, documents and brief stories spanning 400 years.
Some People of Prouts
2016, 90 Pages
Who they are and what they did!
PNCC Centennial
2007, 200 pages
Hundreds of great photos that capture the people and moments of this 100th Anniversary. [Order via Blurb]
older prouts history books
These works were written by folks who were often part of the early history.
Prouts Then & Now
Peter Coues
1970, 100 Pages
THE first great compilation of Prouts photos & stories.
Beacon Lights in the History of Prouts Neck
Moses Weld Ware
1912, 34 Pages
Excellent synopsis of Prouts history from a 1912 perspective.
Portland & Vicinity
Edward Elewell
1876, 172 Pages
Tour guide for those traveling by coach, including a trip to Prouts. (Search ‘Prout’)
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Memoirs by prouts residents
These works were written by folks who were often part of the early history.
Prouts Neck History
Kitty Barclay
1986, 18 Pages
Nice, short history by a Prouts favorite person.
Memoir 1880-1938
J. Hartley Merrick
1938, 21 Pages
Wonderful writing and anecdotes about the early days of Rusticators, Cottages and Clubs.
Further reading
