Sockabasin, Allen (1944 - )

Genre: Children's Literature, Non-Fiction

Allen Sockabasin was born in Peter Dana Point (Mud-doc-mig-goog) near Princeton, Maine, the tenth of eleven children. He left school early to support his siblings, and became a songwriter as a very young man. In his quest to preserve the Passamaquoddy language and folklore, he has recorded his music and authored books.

Selected Bibliography

  • An Upriver Passamaquoddy, 2007 winner Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine?s 2010 Catalyst for Change Award.
  • Thanks To the Animals, 2005

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