Updated and revised, this guide explores London's history with walks which take the reader through the streets and squares, museums, forgotten corners and parks. Information is included on the best days and ways to explore attractions, how and when to see the royals, what to do on rain-drenched days, a chapter on sports and health and fitness opportunities, and a London bibliography. This book is written for everyone visiting or living in London. Louise Nicholson has also written India Companion.
Describes the Jefferson Memorial. Includes a biography of Thomas Jefferson.
Journal of a Visit to the Georgia Islands is a record of that trip, and although unsigned, internal evidence points directly to prominent Georgia entrepreneur Jonathan Bryan (1708-1788) as the author.
Richmond is the only major metropolitan area in the country that has whitewater rafting trips in the heart of the city . • Swollen with the rainstorms of Hurricane Agnes in 1972 , the James River rushed down the streets of Shockoe ...
The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, 1862-63, were remarkable in several respects. Both revealed the problems of mounting a serious attack at night and provided the first examples of the...
In celebration of North Carolina's 400th birthday, Charles Kuralt collaborated with another of the state's famous sons, Loonis McGlohon, to produce this down-home, witty celebration of their native land. From...
Weaving research and interpretation around dozens of historic sites and the lives of ordinary people who lived and worked nearby, The Way We Lived in North Carolina explores the social...
The Natural History of North Carolina
Maryland Main and the Eastern Shore
You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert...
"A hundred years ain't such a very long time on the Eastern Shore," local farmers and watermen used to say, and that is a telling refrain. Past and present mix...