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Red State. Blue State. Rust Belt. Sun Belt. East Coast. West Coast. A look at the state of the 50 states, from Hawaii to New York, and Alabama to Wyoming. An engaging look at each state’s history, capitals, flowers, birds, famous citizens and more!
How did colonies, territories, and land purchases shape the United States of America? What differences—and similarities—are there between the states? What does each state bring to the union? When did each enter the union? What is each state's history, culture, and current population, and what might the future hold for it?
From sea to shining sea, The Handy State-by-State Answer Book: Faces, Places, and Famous Dates for all Fifty States explores the history, growth, politics, people, and more of each of the 50 states. A convenient place to look for state facts and trivia, it offers an engaging overview of how a union of states became the U.S.A, the background and history of each of its 50 states, the current state of each state, and answers to intriguing questions about the people, places, events, government, places of each state, such as:
A perfect companion for history buffs of all ages, The Handy State-by-State Answer Book is an ideal home reference and a convenient place to go to look up the basic facts and more of each of the 50 states.
“This accessible book covers interesting trivia for each state. Information includes the state’s early history, settlement details, and contemporary history. What sets this apart from a typical state-facts resource is the browsable nature of the Q&A format ...” —Booklist
“Rather than just dry facts and mundane historical information, the author includes questions to pique the reader’s interest … Consider this an important addition that should be added to libraries as a source for credible information, but also suggested for readers that have an interest in our country’s structure by state.” —VOYA
“... builds an appreciation for how all fifty states are alike while pointing out how each is different and how the differences enrich us as a nation.” —Children's Literature
“... the perfect book to browse ...” —Bookworm Sez
“… answers questions about each state's signs and symbols, size, weather, unique characteristics, people, events, and history, settlement, and colonization, as well as providing information on its nickname, capital, and date of statehood.” —Book News
Samuel Willard Crompton is a native of Massachusetts who has visited about 30 of the 50 states. During a break from his literary endeavors he took a 30-day train trip around the entire perimeter of the country, and he's never been the same since. Some of the highlights were the Four Mile Bridge at Astoria and Cut Bank, Montana. Crompton is the author or editor of many books, including The Illustrated Atlas of Native American History and Visible Ink Press' The Handy Civil War Answer Book. He is a specialist in the French and Indian Wars and has served as a talking head for the Military Channel on its First Command program. Crompton teaches history at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts, where he has seen his students move from the analog to digital ages.