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1 comments about The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 10: The Journal of Patrick Gass, May 14, 1804-September 23, 1806 (Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition).

1. To cite Meriwether Lewis as Editor of this and other volumes of this University of Nebraska Press edition, edited by Moulton, is an injustice to Moulton. Lewis' efforts never got beyond a pros- pectus. Further, to list Clark as merely a con- tributor, is unforgiveable.

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1 comments about The African-American Travel Guide (African American Travel Guide).

1. First thing's first. I like this book. This book not only highlighted areas important in African American history, it also highlighted Black owned businesses, i.e. bookstores, restaurants, etc. One of the first places I looked up was my hometown/state. I found quite a few of interesting places in my own backyard which I had never heard of. This book isn't as detailed as some others I have seen, but I think it is definitly a good start.

5 comments about The Unofficial Guide(r) to California with Kids, 3rd Edition.

1. Good Points: Give good descriptions of attractions, including an estimate of how long you'll want to spend, and practical issues like availablity of food/strollers/etc.
   Good descriptions of natural sights (beaches, parks) as well as man-made attractions.

   Bad Points: Seems to take a very narrow view of what kids are going to enjoy. Why assume that no child is capable of enjoying an art museum? Or, as the authors states flatly, that kids hate scenery, and that your teen would much rather stay home with his friends than actually travel with his family? (Author suggests spending time at the local malls if you are travelling with teens!) Or that kids won't eat anything but hamburger-based kid's menus?
   Given that the book is covering a large geographic area, and given the author's abovementioned narrow view of 'kid-friendliness', many important attractions aren't mentioned at all.
   Only a few accomodations recommendations are given, and most are very expensive.

   (This review, incidently, applies to all the books in this series; California, Florida, and Washington DC).




2. I have the first edition of this book, and when I first moved to the LA area, it was great to have...but, I find it lacking a lot now that I know more about the area. It doesn't mention the Huntington Gardens, or the Rose Bowl, or Descanso Gardens (cool tiny train that runs on weekends)or other kid friendly venues. I found the restaurant listings useless...rest's are everywhere, and I tend not to make one a special destination when I'm on a daytrip!

   I recommend getting an up-to-date California guidebook (Lonely Planet or some such) and decide where to go based on your child's and your inclinations, and ignore the ubiquitous malls that you can find anywhere in country.




3. With toddler twin boys that we love to take on many trips, this book has become a wonderful guide for us. We always wonder if a place we might like to go would be appropriate for our young sons, and with this book in our hands, we can find out. In addition, it has given us some ideas on places to take them, that we did not know about or had not considered. A must have for families that plan to spend a lot of time checking out all California has to offer.



4. For one thing, you should not expect this guide to cover all of a region as a Frommer's guide would. It has a whole different approach, it does not claim to be an exhaustive coverage, but a selective pick for families with young children. As children would not enjoy wine tasting, I would not use this book to go thru Napa Valley. But if you are staying on a beachfront near San Diego, you are guaranteed to give your kids a spectacular vacation.
   The thing I like most of this guide is how they rate every attraction for age range and tell you if it is too scary and if it is good for a rainy day.
   It rates also hotels, altho I would strongly recommend to pair it to another guidebook for this sole purpose.
   We used this guide series for Florida last year and were not at all disappointed. Actually it helps you avoid major disappointments and that's priceless. Also the Disneyworld one is great. My husband was surprised at how good restaurants were in the Florida book.
   They listen to advice and feedback from customers too (and that's smart), so get an updated one.
   I bought this book as soon as we decided to head for California!!!



5. This book both identified great spots for taking children throughout California, it presented the information in a way that made choices between alternatives easy to make. It was very helpful for a California roadtrip!