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- "...a great new travel guide for anyone hankering to know the formative years of U.S. history...interesting text, excellent photographs and great indexing. This book would make a valuable car or RV bookshelf addition and will intrigue any armchair traveler." Dee Ann Ray, January 4, 2008.

- "History majors and RVers, listen up. Suzanne and Craig Sheumaker of Jackson have written and published a travel guide to sites of historical significance in the United States." Dan Vierria, September, 30, 2007

- "The book allows you to pick a focus of study. Filled with historical tidbits, it is a wonderful addition to the library of anyone interested in our nation's history." Marcella Gauthier, September/October 2007

- "A California couple has published a new travel book as well as an online article that focuses on 45 events that will take place during September and October at national and state historical parks, landmarks and living history museums throughout the U.S." July 27, 2007

- "If you're still looking for a perfect Christmas gift for friends or family this is an ideal choice. But be sure to buy one for yourself and your family too, just in case no one is returning the favor." December 1, 2007

- "...one of the most-comprehensive and well-appointed large-format travel books on the subject..." Bill Thompson, July 15, 2007

- "Definitely not just another “coffee table” book! The stunning photographs may catch your eye, but you’ll want to pick up this book and use it...The authors have obviously done their homework and it shows in this wonderful resource." Lacy J. Williams, 2007

- "This would be a dandy book to pack up in the RV if you had miles to travel and no appointments to keep." Anne Chalfant, July 22, 2007

- "...a very highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections, and a valued guidebook for parents wanting to instill a love of history and a respect for America's past in their children by taking them for on-site inspections of those places where events and personalities of the past shaped and influenced the present." James A. Cox, July 2007

- "We need to familiarize ourselves with the new book 'A Traveler’s Guide: America’s Living History: The Early Years'... and see what kind of impressive materials are now directing America’s tourists to the country’s top 300 historic site destinations, including downtown Salem." John Goff/GateHouse Perspective News Service, July 20, 2007

- "...a different kind of traveler's guide. Here are the stories behind America's national parks, the monuments, World Heritage sites and historic buildings...The book is awash in color photographs (covering most destinations), travel maps, historical perspectives, interesting sidebar features and tourist info..." June 10, 2007

- "At first glance, this beautiful book looks like it belongs on a coffee table...The photographs may be the incentive to open this book, but the text is every bit as engaging. Presented in a fashion that both children and adults can appreciate and enjoy, the historical background and descriptions of the sites are both inspiring and practical." Megan Edwards, May 27, 2007

- "...a handsome book filled with information for travelers seeking to embrace the history of America's formative years." Marcia Oxford, May 25, 2007

- "written in language that older children would be able to understand and includes readably large text, clear driving directions, and 500 color photographs... If you’re a spontaneous traveler, or if you want to educate yourself and your family as you ride along, this book should be in the map flap of your car." Barbara Bamberger Scott, 2007

- "The book, illustrated with 500 color photographs, is neatly arranged geographically by regions with sub headings dividing the historic sites by topics, such as America's native peoples, European colonization, religious and secular groups and road to independence. Pennsylvania sites include..." Mary O. Bradley, July 26, 2007

- "Combining their talents in writing, graphic design and photography and with the inclusion of an immense amount of information in their A Traveler’s Guide: America’s Living History: The Early Years..." Norm Goldman, June 8, 2007

- "Today, Norm Goldman, Editor and Publisher of Bookpleasures.com & Sketchandtravel.com is pleased to have as our guests, Suzanne & Craig Sheumaker..." Norm Goldman, June 7, 2007

- "Through easy-reading narratives and 500 color photographs, the authors use the histories of travel destination sites to tell the remarkable story of America's most formative years." May 20, 2007

17 READER REVIEWS (5-star average) - "First-rate Trip Planning Guidebook - For anyone planning a road trip in the US with a historical focus (or wishing to add a history-oriented sidetrack to a trip), I cannot think of a better one-volume resource..." "...without a doubt one of the best pictorial guides I've had the pleasure of reading in a very long while."

3 READER REVIEWS (4.5-star average) - "Take it With You - In a very few years, we'll be touring America with a passion, as have the Sheumakers. This book will be in our van or car. "

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