Some New England books Boston Italians by Stephen Puleo
The Athens of America by Thomas O’Connor
Salem: Cornerstone of a Historic City by Joseph Flibert
Harvard University: The Campus Guide by Douglass Shand-Tucci
The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewell: Salem Witch Judge by Eve LaPlant
The Lexington-Concord Battle Road: Hour-by-hour Account of Events Preceding and on the History-Making Day April 19, 1775 Concord Chamber of Commerce
Ted Kulik
Ted & Randy:
I found the book entitled “Cod” by Mark Kurlansky a very illuminating description of the history that led up to the American revolution, and the importance of capitalism in the development of the New England states and eastern Canadian provinces. Information can be used on tours of these regions.
Dwight Baker
Hi Ted and Randy,
Aside from the usual guide books, two other sources that have given me
special insight and human interest and other stories to share with my groups
are:
True Stories of New England Captives
by C. Alice Baker (Heritage Books)
How New England Happened by
Christina Tree (Little, Brown and Company)
The Best,
Carlos Xavier (163, I think)
Hi Randy and Ted, As we proceed to build the travel resources, I would like to suggest that you have a general category that lists the following items. I use them all the time and believe they will show up for any area you put forth for submission.   Some were already mentioned in the Western National Parks series. Compass American Guides Michelin Green Books National Geographic’s Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways Insiders Guide Travel Series World Almanac Library of the States-juvenile collection with concise information-everything you want to know quickly--one for each state America the Beautiful Series by Scholastic--juvenile collection--one for each state In addition to the above for New England, these are CD/DVD resources I have found useful when touring the area. I purchased these at attraction gift shops but they can be purchased from the web sites listed. Ain’t He Some Funny! - The Best of John McDonald--Classic Down East Humor--CD-available at www.islandportpress.com Pure Vermont Maple : A Proud Tradition-DVD-available at www.perceptionsvermont.com Cape Cod National Seashore-four NPS films: Sands of Time, Wooden Ships and Men of Iron, Thoreau’s Cape Cod and The Voice of Cape Cod--DVD-from the National Park Series-available at www.finlay-holiday.com The Final Voyage of the Ticonderoga-DVD-sidewheel steamboat that sailed Lake Champlain and is land docked at the Shelbrune Museum--Shelbrune, VT-available at www.vpt.org Moose Tunes for Kids sung by Brent Holmes & Marty the Moose-CD for ages 1-101-available at www.Amazon.com The Old Man…A New Perspective -CD-Anyone visiting Franconia Notch would enjoy the story told through the eyes of two hikers as the actual old man on the mountain collapsed May 2003. I purchased it at Franconia Notch SP Gift Shop. It was produced by Alaview Music Company.  Enjoy Donna Hussin Tour Manager - Class 227
Ted, Randy and Staff, What a GREAT resource for all of us. Thanks so much for making this information available to all of us. You are the BEST. Lois Schutz PS - The symposium was great! Great contacts, much networking and fun people to share laughs with.
I have several favorites. One, for you I Tunes fans there is a podcast "Talking Travel" they talk about all sorts of things. Then for books "Weird New England" is fun it has local legends and best kept secrets etc. There are other Weird books for other areas, if you go to one area often it's worth buying. New England Trips by Ray Bartlett & Gregory Clark. Good easy to find information on most of the places the tours go. Best wishes to all - happy trails! Lynn Headley
Hi everyone
Wondering what everyone is doing these days?
Carol Ann
Yellowstone Resources and Issues (they put out a new one every year).
Roadside Geology Series for each state
Yellowstone Trivia
Grand Teton Trivia
The Compass American Guides for each state
The Michelin Green Books
These are my favorites for the western National Parks.
Janet Arnold
Dear Randy & Ted,
The best, most thorough book on the Grand Canyon is “The Grand Canyon Answer Book,” by Lafayette DeMente. This book was first published in 1989, and while it is an old book, I continue to find it my best resource book for doing tours in the Grand Canyon. The Table of Contents is layed out so every question a guide might have about the Grand Canyon can easily be looked up and answered. It is a paperback book, with maps, distances, times, and history:
“Ours has been the first, and doubtless will be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality. It seems intended by nature that the Colorado River along the greater part of its lonely and majestic way, shall be forever unvisited and undisturbed.”
Lt. Joseph C. Ives, 1861, wrote in his report to the U.S. Army.
Roberta Reichel
Arizona Certified Guide
ITMI Graduate, Class 120