Eaton’s History of Kings County runs just under 900 pages and over half of it is devoted to family sketches and biographies.

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For the most part, these sections of the history are about the Planter families – New England settlers – who were granted thousands of prime acres after the Acadians were forcibly expelled.

The book glorifies the Planters, presenting on one hand a people who pioneered the Annapolis Valley’s main claim to fame, apple growing. On the other hand, Marguerite Woodworth’s History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway presents a contrasting picture on apple growing by the Planters.

“The fruit trees that........

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