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Insight Guide New England

Insight Guide New England

by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

For a good overview of the region, you can't go wrong with this guide, noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and outstanding color maps. (USE38, $24.99)

New England Autumn

New England Autumn

by Ferenc Mate | Candace Mate

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

Magnificent photographs of farmsteads, pastures, forests, wharves and villages from Maine to Connecticut are paired with the poetry and literature of Dickinson, Thoreau and Waldo Emerson in this pictorial celebration of season. With a 14-page section of maps and practical travel information. (USE337, $25.00)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England

National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England

by Brian Cassie | Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 448 PAGES

A compact, easy-to-use overview of 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites. (USE06, $19.95)

New England Map

New England Map

by Mad Maps

  • MAP

A road map of all of New England, at a scale of 1:600,000. (USE270, $10.95)

 
Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation

Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation


by Joseph J. Ellis

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country. (USE244, $15.00)

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War


by Nathaniel Philbrick

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

National Book Award-winner Philbrick brings the 17th-century Plymouth colony, in all its gruesome detail, to life through its most interesting characters and events. He digs for the truths underlying the myths. (USE388, $16.00)

The Adirondacks, A History of America's First Wilderness

The Adirondacks, A History of America's First Wilderness


by Paul Schneider

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A breezy and entertaining portrait of the forests, rivers, mountains and lakes that make up a good portion of upstate New York. (NYS16, $19.99)

The Most Beautiful Villages of New England

The Most Beautiful Villages of New England


by Tom Shachtman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

In this coffee-table book, New England's most picturesque towns and villages are presented through 240 full color photographs. Accompanying descriptions fill in details about each town's history and architecture. (USE42, $40.00)

Green Mountain Farm

Green Mountain Farm


by Elliott Merrick | Lawrence Millman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 206 PAGES

An entertaining, wry account of abandoning the city for rural Vermont during the Depression. A classic. (USE298, $14.95)

One Man's Meat

One Man's Meat


by E.B. White

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 279 PAGES

By the author of "Charlotte's Web," a collection of observant and often humorous essays about daily life on a Maine saltwater farm. A wonderful portrait of coastal small-town life, originally published in 1938. (USE43, $14.95)

After Frost, An Anthology of Poetry from New England


by Henry Lyman | Robert Frost | Wallace Stevens

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A collection of poems from 30 of New England's most notable poets, with selections by Robert Frost, the granddaddy of New England poetry. Other featured poets include Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath. (USE52, $22.95)

Ahab's Wife

Ahab's Wife


by Sena Jeter Naslund

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

A first-rate example of historical fiction, this absorbing, lyrical and well-researched novel was inspired by Melville, Nantucket whaling and 19th-century America. (USE279, $15.95)

Empire Falls

Empire Falls


by Richard Russo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel lovingly set in a fictitious Maine mill town. Russo has composed an entertaining and poignant portrait of what lies beneath the facade of small-town New England life. (USE220, $15.00)

Writing New England, An Anthology from the Puritans to the Present

Writing New England, An Anthology from the Puritans to the Present


by Andrew Delbanco

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 517 PAGES

An overflowing anthology of New England writings, from fiction and memoir to natural history and politics. (USE269, $29.95)

Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England


by William Cronon

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 242 PAGES

In this ecological -- and social -- history of New England, Cronon documents the ecological changes and impact of European colonization. (USE347, $15.00)

Colors of Fall, A Celebration of New England's Foliage Season

Colors of Fall, A Celebration of New England's Foliage Season


by Jerry Monkman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER

Capturing the spectacular fall display from the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and the wilds of northern Maine in 75 color photos. (NYS92, $19.95)

Reading the Forested Landscape, A Natural History of New England

Reading the Forested Landscape, A Natural History of New England


by Tom Wessels | Brian Cohen | Ann Zwinger

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

In this entertaining, informative book, the history of the New England forest unfolds like a mystery novel. Wessels examines the character of the central New England forest through the clues left behind by fires, logging, storms and economic fads. (USE07, $21.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

New England Wildlife


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This laminated, fold-out, pocket-size guide features illustrations of almost 150 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. (USE234, $5.95)

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