New England in a Nutshell Quotations About the People, Places, & Particulars of Life in the Six New England States

What is New England all about, and why do we care about it so much? What exactly is a Yankee? And why are so many of them Red Sox fans? Thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, here are over 300 quotations capturing the essence of life in New England. Weighing in are everyone from Captain John Smith to Louisa May Alcott to Car Talk's Ray Magliozzi. Together they capture New England's cherished places, personalities, institutions, and idiosyncrasies. "A Connecticut River Valley farmer was told that his farm was really in New Hampshire, instead of in Vermont as he'd always thought. 'Thank God, ' he said. 'I didn't think I could stand another one of those Vermont winters.'"-Even Hill "Without going against Nature and absolutely defying the seasons, Rhode Island climate has as many variations as the solar system will permit."-WPA Guide to Rhode Island "Most people can live in Maine for years without learning what hot really means; some of them may never learn unless they leave the state."-John Cole "Massachusetts! A word surrounded with an aura of hope! A state with a soul! There is gathered up into her name the brilliant program of a new world."-Wallace Nutting "In no other part of the country are the rich so cheap."-John SedgwickCommonwealth Editions is the author of 'New England in a Nutshell Quotations About the People, Places, & Particulars of Life in the Six New England States', published 2006 under ISBN 9781933212371 and ISBN 1933212373.