The Land in Between: The Upper St. John Valley, Prehistory to World War I [Paperback]

The land in between is the upper Saint John Valley, a region straddlingthe Maine-New Brunswick border. A zone of contacts between differentNative American cultures until the arrival of the Europeans, it wasdisputed by the British and the French in the colonial period andsettled by Acadians and French Canadians in the eighteenth century. Tothis day, it has remained the site of a distinct French-Americanculture, and its residents have striven to preserve their specificityand unity despite the international boundary. The Land in Between is anarrative survey history of this fascinating and unique region and isalso designed to serve as a reference for teachers, librarians,archivists, and historians. It includes documents (many translated fromthe original), maps, and an extensive bibliography.Adefinitive history that is likely to stand for generations.Rarely in one's reviewing career does a new book arrive as an instant,recognizable classic. However, The Land In Between: The Upper St. JohnValley, Prehistory to World War I comes remarkably close to thatdesignation. This is a big, substantive work that is so well-organized,it reads like a dream.The land in betweenthe upper St. John Valley remains home to adistinct FrenchAmerican culture despitethe international boundary.