Over New England Book

Over New England is a unique aerial portrait that traces the evolution of New England from the earliest settlers to the complex, paradoxical place that it is today. From high above, the camera lens reveals the many faces of the region: the towns, villages and farmlands showing the sense of pride, order and tradition that is quintessentially New England; the rugged mountains, fierce coastlines and barren wilderness that shaped the Yankee spirit of independence and resolve.

Top aerial photographer Stephen Proehl spent four seasons traversing the six New England states from Millinocket, Maine to Mystic, Connecticut, bringing back over 15,000 images of the region at its most spectacular. Award-winning journalist and writer Neal R. Peirce, author of more than a dozen books on the cities and states of America, returns to New England to tell the fascinating stories behind the photographs in a commentary that recalls the past as it raises critical questions about the regions' future.

Over New Englandis an important addition to the body of work on this fascinating corner of the country--a region whose relatively small size belies its extraordinary contribution to the political, economic and spiritual development of the United States.