Exploring Historic Upcountry

by Jill Engledow

They call it Upcountry — the open country stretching from the cane fields of central Maui to the high slopes of Haleakala. Here, in rare photographs and rich anecdotes, is Upcountry's a fascinating tale of sugar barons and shopkeepers, hard-working plantation families and hard-riding Hawaiian cowboys. The photos, many previously unpublished, trace the history of Upcountry's charming, tight-knit communities — Kula, Pa'ia, Makawao, Ulupalakua and many others — with each one keyed to a location on the book's gatefold map. Foreword by fourth-generation rancher Peter Baldwin.

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

Jill Engledow is an award-winning writer who specializes in Maui history. Born in England, she grew up in Texas, Hawaii and Guam and moved to Maui, Hawaii, in 1968. Her love affair with this beautiful island quickly became a long-term relationship. After working for 17 years as a reporter and editor at The Maui News, Jill turned to freelance writing. Her nonfiction books include
* Island Life 101: A Newcomer's Guide to Hawaii
* Haleakala: A History of the Maui Mountain
*Sugarcane Days: Remembering Maui's Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company
* The Story of Lahaina

Her first novel, The Island Decides, is the first in The Maui Trilogy, novels about independent women making their lives on Maui. The second is A Dollar and Love, which follows the story of Carrie Ann and Rorie Emerson, who arrived on Maui in 1971, and introduces Rose McKenzie and her friends Isao and Masako Tanaka. Rose and the Tanakas endure World War II on Maui in the third book of the trilogy, Rose's War (still a work in progress!).