. New England; a human interest geographical reader. 127, 130, 135, 146, 147, 151, 249, 259, 262, 264, 266, 267, 270,271, 274, 276, 277, 280, 281, 282, 284, 287, 296, 297, 299, 307, 311, 340, 341, 346, 347, 350. The Boston and Albany Railroad — 9, 121, 131, 139. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad — 330, 354- The Kalkhoff Company— 107, 113, 166, 188, 240, 247, 268,321, 334, 343, 349, 351, 359. Houghton Mifflin Company —64, 96, 125, 152, 278, 358. G. P. Putnams Sons—13 fromBacons Connecticut River, 153 from Abbotts Old Pathsand Legends of New England, 206 from Clarks History ofConnecticut. E. L.


. New England; a human interest geographical reader. 127, 130, 135, 146, 147, 151, 249, 259, 262, 264, 266, 267, 270,271, 274, 276, 277, 280, 281, 282, 284, 287, 296, 297, 299, 307, 311, 340, 341, 346, 347, 350. The Boston and Albany Railroad — 9, 121, 131, 139. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad — 330, 354- The Kalkhoff Company— 107, 113, 166, 188, 240, 247, 268,321, 334, 343, 349, 351, 359. Houghton Mifflin Company —64, 96, 125, 152, 278, 358. G. P. Putnams Sons—13 fromBacons Connecticut River, 153 from Abbotts Old Pathsand Legends of New England, 206 from Clarks History ofConnecticut. E. L. Cleveland Company of Houlton, Maine — 364- State Publicity Bureau of Vermont — 23, 286, 294, 308, 310, 312, 313- Mr. Thomas A. Hine of New York — 109. Mr. J. B. Stand-ish of Hartford— 162. Mr. Albert H. Pitkin of Hartford —199. Dr. George P. Coopernail of Bedford, N. Y. — F. N. Kneeland of Northampton, Mass. — 197, 260, 265, 291, 315, 361. Nearly all the other engravings are from photographs by theauthor. New England. A Massachusetts log house in 1890Life and Nature, Past and Present NEW ENGLAND is nearer Europe than anyother section of our country. Its shores werethose first visited by people from northern Europe,and, after colonization began, settlements multipliedrapidly. It was named by Captain John Smith, who New England came across the Atlantic with two ships in 1614 andexplored the coast from the Penobscot to Cape Cod. The region is halfway between the equator and thenorth pole, and, though the winters are severe, thesummers are warm enough for the growth of a greatvariety of grains, fruits, and vegetables. It is not sofar north that its harbors are closed by ice in winter, nor so far souththat the ch-mate lessensthe energy ofits people. Per-sons with weakconstitutionsfind the climatetoo harsh, butit helps thosewho are natu-rally robust todevelop a desirable vigor of body and mind. New England is more than four hundred miles longnorth and


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