history, local

Describes and directs travelers to roadside oddities, personalized properties, strange beasts, legendary spots, places related to local heroes and villains, and sites of unexplained phenomena throughout the state of New York.

Charles Cobb offers a guided tour of key places in eight Southern states where influential events in the civil rights movement took place, with an overview of the event that took place at each location and its influence on the movement, as well as the people that took part and the lasting legacy it had.

The stories behind some exotic American place names such as Embarrass, Minnesota, Tensleep, Wyoming, and Why Not, North Carolina.

Provides facts, statistics, and photographs of one hundred of the most notable natural features and landmarks in America, including bridges, cities, construction wonders, curiosities, mountains, rivers, national parks, national monuments, skyscrapers, and natural wonders.

Contains information on the origin of state names and official symbols.

A compendium of useful information on the fifty states, including facts about Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

Highlights major landmarks in each of the fifty states and the nation's capital and lists other important historic sites in each.

An exploration of the history of the United States national park system that discusses the original idea of preserving natural areas for all to enjoy, political battles, significant individuals in it creation, individual parks, and other related topics, and includes 440 illustrations and one removable map.