Handy State-by-state Answer Book
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€47.99
To understand the United States of America, learning the past and present of each of the 50 states is crucial. Loaded with intriguing questions and answers, The Handy State-by-State Answer Book is an unusually engaging reference that you can read straight through, or pick and choose the states that interest you most. The unique format presents a clear and captivating tour of each American state, its history, significant people, and events, both past and present. A great gift, it is the go-to guide for students, teachers and general readers.
Samuel Willard Crompton is a native of Massachusetts who has visited about 30 of the 50 states. During a break from his literary endeavors he took a 30-day train trip around the entire perimeter of the country, and he's never been the same since. Some of the highlights were the Four Mile Bridge at Astoria and Cut Bank, Montana. Crompton is the author or editor of many books, including The Illustrated Atlas of Native American History and Visible Ink Press' The Handy Civil War Answer Book. He is a specialist in the French and Indian Wars and has served as a talking head for the Military Channel on its First Command program. Crompton teaches history at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts, where he has seen his students move from the analog to digital ages.