Louise Dickinson Rich

The members of a hippie commune established on a nearby farm have a marked effect on the attitudes of a young Maine boy and his family.

An eleven-year-old orphan goes to a new foster home on an island off the coast of Maine, wondering why the islanders want so many foster children at once, and determined not to like the lobstermens' way of life as he is sure that this home, also, is one in which he will not be able to stay permanently.

Describes the geography and history of the small but influential Kennebec, called River God by the Indians, and discusses the contributions the people of her valley have made to the development of the United States.

Appreciative description of the historical background, geographic setting and habits of life and character of this coastal area.

In a book full of fascinating detail, the author takes the reader back to the early days of Jamestown, Plymouth, Fort Amsterdam, and Fort Christina on the Delaware.

Autobiographical.

Happy the land that has no history. The lakes, forests and mountains of western Maine where Louise Rich makes her home are without formal history in the school book sense, but not without meaning, as this book demonstrates. It is an account of life in the woods, full of wit and wisdom and a high enthusiasm. Louise Rich is no hermit. Her days are crowded with all manner of activities - fighting a forest fire, hair-raising adventures in a speed boat, canoe trips, a visit to mysterious C Pond, entertaining guests from the Outside, helping her friends who run a fishing camp. All these she enjoys to the full - but, best of all, are the satisfactions that come from the simple fact of living in a land she loves, a happy land.

The author describes how she came to live in the remote area of Maine where she lived with her husband and children during the late 1930's

An eleven-year-old orphan girl living in a foster home in Maine helps draw out an emotionally disturbed four-year-old boy.

Describes the causes, events, and outcome of the war waged against the English settlers by the Wampanoag Indians in the seventeenth century.