Answers questions on the geography, population, history, products, and many other aspects of the fifty states.

"Each of the fifty states is represented by important people, ideas, and events in the history of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles adventurer David Boone, discussing his influence in the westward expansion of America and specifically looking at the changing nature of trails into roads and highways and the use of trains and canals in travel between towns.