To the Northeast

"Using your own words Bill, a 'Fascinating and fabulous' travel companion for travellers and lovers of American history, where you take us to the American Northeast. All the names of landmarks we know from the Northeast of America, tumble onto the pages of this meticulously written companion. If you love the mystique of American history, take a deep breath now.

On a visit to the White House, the overwhelming grandeur is described in detail. What you will see as you pass through the Green room, the East wing and the Red room, followed by the U.S. Senate and the Congress. On past Charles Lindberg's plane, The Spirit of St Louis and the Apollo 11 command module, where you can touch a moon rock. Holding your breathe, you go past the Lincoln memorial and the large sculptured figure of Abraham Lincoln and onto the steps where Martin Luther King delivered his 'I have a dream' speech.

Take another breath. Gems of history appear one after another. The spectacle of P. T. Barnum, circus owner, leading a horde of large elephants over Brooklyn Bridge to prove it could carry a heavy load. The entrance to Chamber Street Station where the famous line, 'That's not a knife...' was spoken in the movie, Crocodile Dundee. Meet the amazing Amish people.

The bizarre trial of William Penn. The judge in the case sent Mr. Penn and the jurors to Newgate Prison for a not guilty verdict. Penn was the man who established Pennsylvania as a province. Coney Island and the original Luna Park, copied around the world, where you could satisfy 'your death wish and the pleasure principle'. 'Roller coasters became steeper, higher and faster.' Ten of the columns that were not destroyed in The World Trade Centre atrocity in New York were transported back to the maker, Lukin's Steel in Pennsylvania.

The spot in Manhattan where the murderer of John Lennon stood. In Chicago, at Gene and Georgette's restaurant, there is a table set for Frank Sinatra. Then take the three day train from Chicago to LA And it goes on. You will indeed be fascinated at all the fabulous incidents and places described in this travelogue. Just remember to breathe."

-Judith Flitcroft, Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia.