Continental Liar from the State of Maine: James G. Blaine
"... Rolde is becoming Maine's most prolific pop historian...well  researched... sturdy, balanced portrait of one of the historical giants of  American politics." --DownEast Magazine, April 2007"...Learning about Blaine has never been so entertaining and easy  to digest...Even in today's headlines, Blaine's name is associated with  controversy..." --Bangor Daily News, February 5, 2007"...Maine's Own Schemer and Dreamer of Yesteryear...knockout job  turning a figure from yesteryear into a person who would fit right at home  in today's political wheeler-dealer world..." --The Courier Gazette, June 28, 2007"...fascinating story of politics, big business, and  behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing...first full-fledged biography of  Blaine in 75 years..." --Maine State Society Newsletter, February 2007"A modern Blaine biography is, to say the least, long  overdue...Rolde serves it up with style and substance." --Maine Sunday Telegram, January 14, 2007"...marvelous biography...masterful job portraying the best and worst of Republicans and Democrats in the Gilded age..." --Kennebec Journal, October 28, 2007