The county : land of promise: a pictorial history of Aroostook County, Maine - Mcgrath, Anna Fields, 1932-; Friends of Aroostook County Historical Center (Norfolk, Va. : Donning Co., 1989)
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.
"For the Friends of Aroostook County Historical Center."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-215), and index.
Keywords: Maine -- History; Maine -- Photographs; Aroostook County (Me.) -- History -- Pictorial works; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Travel -- Views; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Economic conditions; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Education; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Acadians; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Social life and customs; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Agriculture; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Indians of North America; Aroostook County (Me.) -- Rivers