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This series of American guidebooks is the first attempt, on a comprehensive scale, to make the country itself worthily known to Americans. We need no longer depend upon the Chamber of Commerce leaflet and the gasoline-station guide for clues as to where we are and where we might go. These guidebooks are the finest contribution to American patriotism that has been made in our generation. They give to contemporary Americans the opportunity to know and understand intimately their country, as they never had the opportunity, without a lifetime of leisure, to do before." -Lewis Mumford in the New Republic The volumes in the American Guide Series contain a wealth of information on the regions they cover. Each gives an account of the history and folklore of the city or state, information concerning the recreational facilities available, and many tours. Maps and many beautiful illustrations supplement the text. Alabama, Arizona (revised), Arkansas, California (revised), Colorado, Copper Camp... Tovább

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This series of American guidebooks is the first attempt, on a comprehensive scale, to make the country itself worthily known to Americans. We need no longer depend upon the Chamber of Commerce leaflet and the gasoline-station guide for clues as to where we are and where we might go. These guidebooks are the finest contribution to American patriotism that has been made in our generation. They give to contemporary Americans the opportunity to know and understand intimately their country, as they never had the opportunity, without a lifetime of leisure, to do before." -Lewis Mumford in the New Republic The volumes in the American Guide Series contain a wealth of information on the regions they cover. Each gives an account of the history and folklore of the city or state, information concerning the recreational facilities available, and many tours. Maps and many beautiful illustrations supplement the text. Alabama, Arizona (revised), Arkansas, California (revised), Colorado, Copper Camp (revision in preparation), Delaware (revision in preparation), Illinois (revision in preparation), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Louisiana (revision in preparation), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (revision in preparation), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico (revised), San Francisco (revision in preparation), South Dakota (revised), Tennessee, Texas (revision in preparation)9 Utah, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin Vissza