Synopses & Reviews
"As I've traveled our great country, I have been struck again and again by its beauty and variety and reminded of how rich our history is. Travel a few miles in any direction, and you'll encounter an amazing story that helps explain all the multitude of ways our country came to be." -- Lynne Cheney andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser, creators of the bestselling andlt;iandgt;America: A Patriotic Primerandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Womenandlt;/iandgt;, take you on an unforgettable tour of America -- from the Everglades of Florida to the grasslands of Kentucky to the Sierra Mountains of California. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Listening to her grandchildren's enthusiastic account of all they saw and did on a family road trip inspired Lynne Cheney to collaborate with Robin Preiss Glasser and create andlt;iandgt;Our 50 Statesandlt;/iandgt; -- the greatest family vacation imaginable. Pack your bags and celebrate our diverse heritage state by state and sea to shining sea in this treasure trove of America's people, places, and history. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; A scholar of American history, Mrs. Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of study and travel for andlt;iandgt;Our 50 States. andlt;/iandgt;Robin Preiss Glasser has brought her inimitable wit and exuberance to every illustration. Together they have created a joyful book that reminds us how fortunate we are to call America our home.
Review
"Our 50 States is Lynne Cheney's best book to date!" --Sean Hannity
Review
andlt;Iandgt;"Our 50 Statesandlt;/Iandgt; is Lynne Cheney's best book to date!" --Sean Hannity
Synopsis
"Each of the fifty states is represented by important people, ideas, and events in the history of the United States"--Provided by publisher.
Synopsis
From the creators of "America: A Patriotic Primer" and "A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women" comes an unforgettable tour of this great country. Full-color illustrations with gatefold.
Synopsis
Fun facts, exciting trivia, colorful illustrations, and gatefolds enhance an informative reference tool that highlights the history, beauty, and diversity of the fifty states across the nation.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Lynne Cheneyandlt;/bandgt;'s most recent book is the andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller, andlt;Iandgt;We the People: The Story of Our Constitutionandlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestsellers andlt;Iandgt;America: A Patriotic Primerandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Womenandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriotsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in Americaandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;Iandgt;Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across Americaandlt;/iandgt;, and has written a memoir, andlt;Iandgt;Blue Skies, No Fencesandlt;/iandgt;. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney.andlt;Bandgt;Robin Preiss Glasserandlt;/Bandgt; is theandnbsp;#1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, written by Jane Oand#8217;Connor; andlt;iandgt;America: A Patriotic Primer, A is for Abigail, andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Our Fifty Statesandlt;/iandgt; by Lynne Cheney, and andlt;iandgt;Tea for Rubyandlt;/iandgt; by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. She lives in Southern California with her family.