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It's no secret that New England has inspired a lot of writers- and a lot of writing.

Over the past 400 years, hundreds of books have dissected nearly every aspect of the region's history, geography, people and culture.

But no single reference work has attempted a comprehensive picture of all six New England states.

Now, a pair of scholars from UNH has filled the gap with a massive new work, the Encyclopedia of New England.

NHPR's humanities reporter Kevin Gardner has more.