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| | NewHampshire.com: News: UNH profs unveil New England encyclopedia |
 | | DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire unveiled the 1,564-page Encyclopedia of New England yesterday, the first major reference book that attempts to detail the region’s culture and history. |
 | | Edited by UNH professors Burt Feintuch and David Watters, the 1,300-entry tome was 13 years in the making and is set to be released officially by Yale University Press on Sept. 28. |
 | | Watters, director of UNH’s Center for New England Culture, called the book a “browser’s paradise,” with nearly 1,000 different contributors on New England themes such as architecture, farming, religion, agriculture, and ethnic and racial identity. |
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