The county :  land of promise: a pictorial history of Aroostook County, Maine / 
Anna Fields Mcgrath, general editor. 
 - Norfolk, Va. :  Donning Co.,  c1989. 
 - 223 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> "For the Friends of Aroostook County Historical Center." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-215), and index. 
<br/><br/> Out of chaos / David Laing --   The spirit in the land: the native people of Aroostook / Andrea Bear Nicholas and Harald Prins --   Perceptions: a cartographic unfolding / Guy F. Dubay --   The Acadians: a people distinct / Joseph Donald Cyr --   Land of Promise: Introduction / Anna Fields Mcgrath with Philip Turner /   Heading for Aroostook / Dena Winslow York --   A pocketful of Irish: a settlement in the woods / Shirlee Connors-carlson --   Aroostook becomes a county / Jere W. Green --   "The county" Aroostook County, Maine cultivation of the spirit in the garden of Maine / Iris Fields Brewer and Joseph Donald Cyr --   The garden blooms --   Sunshine and moonlight: recreation / Maureen Murchison --   Meadows and other cultural centers / Clifton Boudman --   Springs, rivers, and artistic flows / Anna Fields Mcgrath, Evelyn Kok, Kathy Finnemore, and Harald Prins --   North winds and humming strings: music in Aroostook / Evelyn Kok --   cultivating the mind: education in Aroostook / Shirlee Connors-carlson --   Wellsprings, and irrigation pools: libraries, historical societies, museums, and other educational support systems / Anna Fields Mcgrath --   Pathways in the garden and other communication routes / Shirlee Connors-carlson --   The land: in common and undivided / Guy F. Dubay --   The garden of Maine / Guy F. Dubay --   Aroostook: the military impact / Guy F. Dubay --   Roots in the garden: history of medicine in Aroostook County / Richard Cohen --   Trellises in the garden of Maine: structure in a pioneer land / Anna Fields Mcgrath, John Lisnik, and John Graves --   Essences of the garden: neighbors caring: fire fighting / D.A. Savage --   Storms over Aroostook / Anna Fields Mcgrath --   Det Utlovade Landet: Maine's Swedish colony / Richard Hede -- Still the land of promise: the county looks to the future / Richard Cohen. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0898657733 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>89007655 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Maine--History.<br/>Maine--Photographs.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--History--Pictorial works.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Travel--Views.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Economic conditions.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Education.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Acadians.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Social life and customs.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Agriculture.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Indians of North America.<br/>Aroostook County (Me.)--Rivers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F27.A7  / C68 1989 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>974.1/1 974.1