A well-known author writes of the region she knows best: New England. Tucked away in the northeast corner of the United States this tiny section is one of endless variety: the shining sands of Cape Cod; the surf-battered ledges of the Maine coast; the serene green hills of Vermont; the craggy mountains of New Hampshire; busy industrial cities; quiet elm-shaded villages; remote farms; mile upon mile of forest -- New England has all of these. And New England's people are as varied as her landscape.

In the lively, vivid prose and with the understanding that have made her a favorite with many readers, Louise Dickinson Rich tells of six New England communities, all typical, all different, yet all possessed of that almost indefinable quality that is New England and that makes this region's inhabitants proud to say, "I am a New Englander."

-- From the book.