Mid-Atlantic States, The: The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America (SMITHSONIAN GUIDES TO HISTORIC AMERICA)

By Michael S. Durham and Suzanne Wiencek, Henry; Durham, Michael S.; Muse, Vance; Winckler

Book Overview

In the SMITHSONIAN GUIDES TO HISTORIC AMERICA series. Includes up-to-date site information, maps and colour illustrations of the region. The revised edition includes new sites and museums as well as being expanded to include other historic and cultural attractions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556706340
• ISBN13: 9781556706349
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Essential for informed travel

This beautiful and informative book (one of a series) is valuable for the armchair traveler as well as the actual tourist. History, photographs, simple and elegant maps, as well as interesting tidbits about people and places. For traveling with kids, it's invaluable. No threat of museumitis, here; lots of outdoors destinations to explore. The authors never preach, yet show convincingly that much is available - for family travel as well as adults - beyond multiplexes and outlet malls. They offer interesting and often "hidden" diversions and historically important places to visit: monuments, parks, houses, and more. It's produced lushly, to be enjoyed and admired - and it succeeds.