Academic : History : United States local history : Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States : Pennsylvania

I am the travel editor for a national travel magazine and have recently had the priviledge of using Patricia Katzmans excellent guide book to Panama. First, the cover is outstanding, one of the best I have seen. I loved all the pictures...they added so much. Second, the print is readable. Third, and most important, I found this guide to be extremely helpful to the average tourist planning a trip. The various areas and activities and the way to reach each destination were well researched. I consider many guide books to be useful only to those who know exactly where they are going (probably with a tour) and want to read about what they are going to see. Pat writes with a touch of humor and a sense of history that brough each area alive. I had the feeling she knew her subject well and I would be inclined to trust her judgement. Her chapter on the Darien, even included a few "reasons not to go" or at least, to not go alone. Great resource material. Mary Jo Plouf more...

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These information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture more...

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Introduces readers to Nicaragua's vibrant culture, which reflects its people's strong Catholic devotion, diverse indigenous roots, and enthusiasm for life in the face of extreme poverty. more...

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The first popular history of the making of the Mason-Dixon Line. Originally surveyed to settle an eighty-year-old boundary feud, the Mason-Dixon Line would come to mark the boundary between free and slave states. The Mason-Dixon Line was also one of the greatest scientific achievements of its time. Now, Edwin Danson takes the reader on a journey with Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two young, exuberant English surveyors, through the fields and forests of eighteenth-century America. more...

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America’s #1 bestselling travel series. Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.:.;. More annually updated guides than any other series.;. 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides.;. Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries.;. Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design. Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Costa Rica features gorgeous color photos of the lush rain forest, the amazing array of wildlife, and the spectacular beaches that await you. Personally researched by a longtime resident, it's the only truly up-to-date guide that gives you such in-depth coverage of this fast-changing country, with recommended accommodations in every price category. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves and sleepy beach towns, spectacular orchid gardens and mineral hot springs at the foot of a steaming volcano. There are adventures here to suit all ages and abilities: swooping from treetop platform to treetop platform on a canopy tour, taking a dip in a jungle swimming hole, spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage, windsurfing on Lake Arenal, or watching endangered sea turtles nest on the beach. With Frommer's in hand, you'll experience the wonder of Costa Rica's amazing biodiversity, as we point out the best places to see hundreds of unique, colorful species of animals and plants. You'll even get a color fold-out map! more...

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