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The Handy State-by-state Answer Book Samuel Willard Crompton

The Handy State-by-state Answer Book By Samuel Willard Crompton

The Handy State-by-state Answer Book by Samuel Willard Crompton

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The Handy State-by-state Answer Book Summary

The Handy State-by-state Answer Book by Samuel Willard Crompton

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.

The Handy State-by-state Answer Book Reviews

This accessible book covers interesting trivia for each state. Information includes the state's early history, settlement details, and contemporary history. What sets this apart from a typical state-facts resource is the browsable nature of the Q&A format ... -Booklist

Rather than just dry facts and mundane historical information, the author includes questions to pique the reader's interest ... Consider this an important addition that should be added to libraries as a source for credible information, but also suggested for readers that have an interest in our country's structure by state. -VOYA

... builds an appreciation for how all fifty states are alike while pointing out how each is different and how the differences enrich us as a nation. -Children's Literature

... the perfect book to browse ... -Bookworm Sez

... answers questions about each state's signs and symbols, size, weather, unique characteristics, people, events, and history, settlement, and colonization, as well as providing information on its nickname, capital, and date of statehood. - Protoview Book News

About Samuel Willard Crompton

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.

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NLS9781578595655
9781578595655
1578595657
The Handy State-by-state Answer Book by Samuel Willard Crompton
Samuel Willard Crompton
New
Paperback
Visible Ink Press
2016-08-25
450
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