Product Catalog

Background & History Guides

Series:

• Compass American Guides
• Falcon Historic Trail Guides
• Insight Guides - Background guide for itinerary planning.
• It Happened In
• The Collected Traveler - An Inspired Anthology & Travel Resource
  
  

  Individual titles:

• The Alaska Almanac - This annual guide to America's vast northern state is chock-full of amusing and informative details
• The Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval and Tudor London 1066-1600 - Lively history and fascinating medieval and Tudor sites in and around London
• The Amateur Historians's Guide to Medieval and Tudor England: Day Trips South of London - Take a day trip through English history in this detailed guide to medieval and Tudor life in the areas south of London
• Ancient Greece: An Explorer's Guide - Provides potential explorers with a wealth of material to facilitate trip planning
• Andean Awakening: An Incan Guide to Mystic Peru - A tour of discovery through the some of the most powerful and magical places on earth
• Archaeological Guide to Central Southern Mexico - by Joyce Kelly
• Archaeological Mexico: A Traveler's Guide to Ancient Cities and Sacred Sites - A comprehensive look at the significance, history, and ancient inhabitants of more than 50 important archaeological sites.
• Frommer's Athens Past and Present - An ingenious book that brings ancient Athens to life
• Battlefields of the Civil War: A Guide for Travellers - by Blair Howard
• The New Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land - More than 67,000 entries supplemented with detailed essays, colorful photography and maps, and dozens of charts.
• Civil War Sites: The Official Guide to the Civil War Discovery Trail - Exact directions and brief descriptions of all the important battle sites of the era
• The Coast of Maine: An Informal History & Guide
• Colonial Mexico: A Traveler's Guide to Historic Districts and Towns - In-depth coverage of historic architecture, indigenous arts and crafts, and regional festivals.
• Crete : Discovering the Great Island - by John Freely
• England As You Like It: An Independent Traveler's Companion - by Susan Allen Toth
• Exploring Colonial Oaxaca : The Art and Architecture - by Richard D. Perry
• The Florida Keys: A History and Guide - by Joy Williams
• A Guide to Historic Saint Augustine, Florida - Conducts you through the history-rich streets of this delightful north Florida community
• Guns Over the Champlain Valley: A Guide to Historic Military Sites and Battlefields
• Israel, a Spiritual Travel Guide: A Companion for the Modern Jewish Pilgrim - by Lawrence A. Hoffman
• Istanbul : A Traveller's Guide
• James Joyce's Dublin: A Topographical Guide to the Dublin of Ulysses - Enables the reader to approach more fully the perspective of the native Dubliner in 1904 and enhance the delight of Joyce's great novel.
• Japan National Geographic
• Laid to Rest in California - A Guide to the Cemeteries and Grave Sites of the Rich and Famous
• Maya Missions: Exploring Colonial Yucatan - by Richard D. Perry
• Montana Mainstreets Volume I: A Guide to Historic Virginia City
• National Geographic Guide to America's Historic Places
• Northern California : Backcountry Adventures - by Peter Massey
• One Hundred New Yorkers: A Guide to Illustrious Lives and Locations - by Julia Holmes
• The Other Islands of New York City: A Historical Companion - A detailed guide and comprehensive history to forty islands
• Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide - by Dianne Durante
• Petra: A Traveller's Guide
• Provence A to Z - A selection of those aspects of Provence that Mayle has found to be the most interesting, curious, delicious, or down-right fun.
• Rick Steves' European Christmas - This guide to spending the holidays in Europe is filled with enchanting photos and more than a dozen recipes.
• Stones and Bones of New England - An intriguing way to learn about the history and culture of New England by studying burial grounds in all six New England states.
• A Travel Guide to Black Historical Sites and Landmarks in North Carolina
• Understanding Belize: A Historical Guide - An alternative guide to one of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean
• Understanding Bolivia:: A Traveller's History - by Vivien Lougheed
• You Know You're in Arizona When... - by Sam Lowe
• You Know You're in Michigan When... - 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Great Lakes State
• You Know You're in New Hampshire When... - 101 quintessential places, people, events, customs, lingo, and eats that help define the personality of this proud state.