The land of promise: a pictorial history of Aroostook County, Maine Mcgrath, Anna Fields 1932- Friends of Aroostook County Historical Center text bibliography vau Norfolk, Va Donning Co. c1989 1989 monographic eng

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223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. 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. Anna Fields Mcgrath, general editor. "For the Friends of Aroostook County Historical Center." Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-215), and index. n-us-me 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 F27.A7 C68 1989 974.1/1 974.1 0898657733 89007655 DLC 890322 20240403104358.0