Pastkeepers in A Small Place: Five Centuries in Deerfield, Massachusetts
A major contribution to regional history. Several general works about New England have appeared in recent years, but Batinski has written the first detailed study focusing on a single town. His scholarship is impeccable, and he writes gracefully and with precision.... A genuine pleasure to read.(Jere Daniell, Dartmouth College)Engrossing, beautifully written, and thoroughly researched. The depth and breadth of the author's research is impressive, almost unimaginable. Other books have attempted to do similar things, but not so expansively or expertly.... Extraordinarily well done.(Myron A. Marty, coauthor of Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You)