The Unlikeliness of it All
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<h2> <p>A Native Insiders Detailed Look Into The Unlikely History of Lewiston, Maine</p></h2><p>An engaging and insightful deep dive into the history of Lewiston Maine, <i>The Unlikeliness of it All</i> is written by native insider Phil Nadeau, a city official of almost two decades. Nadeau offers <b>unique insight into the complex immigrant, political, socio-economic, and immigrant landscape </b> that influenced how the city was formed, and how it responded to the arrival of Somali refugees in 2001 and 2002. </p><p>Nadeaus narrative history explains how <b>150 years of immigration </b>has influenced the citys economic, social, and political trajectory. Lewiston and twin city Auburn made up a community where 70 percent of all early 20th century jobs were tied to local textile and shoe manufacturing industries, and created the states largest economy. Over time, many immigrants and the citys predominantly French Canadian community worked through cultural, political and religious discrimination to improve their lives while also confronting the reality of declining textile and shoe production in the 1950s. </p><p>After almost 50 years, many of the sons, daughters and grandchildren of these first immigrants helped to transform the community through their collaborative and dogged determination to create a far more diversified local economy just as the first Somali refugees arrived in 2001. With the economic renaissance underway, the growing Somali population and how the city responded became a national and international news story that made global headlines. <b>Nadeau uncovers little known and new information</b> regarding notable historic moments, facts, people and explains how the citys global singularity began with a world championship fight and why the eyes of the world remained fixated on this small Maine towns new Somali residents, a mayors letter, a
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