"Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need" - Dave Barry

As always, a true laugh out loud read! I particularly enjoyed the list of states and what makes them "dynamic" since I would like to visit all 50 states someday.

Hoover Dam is the place to leave your kids while you go shoot craps. Disneyland costs a second mortgage to wait in line. Luggage is a scam. See Europe by bus so you don't miss a single ruin. All the wonderful tips to keep you informed.

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The "Welcome to the U.S.A." series by Ann Heinrichs is quite cute and humorous.

How the States got their Shapes by Mark Stein.

Foxtrot's Say Hello to Cactus Flats by Bill Amend.

"The Truth about Sacajawea" - Kenneth Thomasma

I learned so many things that I never knew about Sacajawea. I appreciated the detail, clarity, and use of primary sources by the author. He used Lewis and Clark's journals, added his own comments, and then filled in details known about the time and the expedition.

Sacajawea (the Shoshoni spelling of her name) was one of two wives of a Frenchman, a teenager herself. She was skilled at food gathering, cool under fire, and a hard worker. The admiration of Lewis and Clark for Sacajawea comes through in their journal writings.

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Apache Agent by Woodworth Clum about his father, John Philip Clum, is a hopeful and respectful account of White and Native American interactions.



A novel about the time period, The Holy Warrior by Gilbert Morris.