The Birthplace Book: A Guide to Birth Sites of Famous People, Places, and Things [Paperback]

Chris Epting (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

*Birthplaces of all 43 presidents

*Packed with photos of people and places

Elvis, blue jeans, Abraham Lincoln, plutonium, Slinkys, Frank Sinatra, the Cobb salad, Superman, Lucille Ball, e-mail, baseball, Mark Twain, flight, McDonalds, and hundreds of other notable people and things all have birthplaces. Some are gone and marked only by a plaque, but others have been preserved and even turned into museums. This guidebook is packed with entries on American birthplaces of all sorts, taking travelers state-by-state to a variety of locations.

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About the Author

Chris Epting lives in Huntington Beach, California, and is the author of several travel guides, including Roadside Baseball (978-0-8920-4714-7) and James Dean Died Here: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Landmarks (978-1-891661-31-0). He is a regular contributor to a variety of travel publications and the spokesperson and co-creator for Hampton Inn's Hidden Landmarks program.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811735338
• ISBN-13: 978-0811735339
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,163,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Chris Epting is the author of 17 travel/history books, including James Dean Died Here (Santa Monica Press), Roadside Baseball (McGraw Hill) and most recently The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra and Einstein's Brain -- The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts (Santa Monica Press). He has contributed articles for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Westways and Travel + Lesiure magazine, and writes a weekly newspaper column for the Huntington Beach Independent. He is the national spokesman for Hampton Inn hotel's Hidden Landmarks program and hosts the weekly syndicated radio show, The Pop Culture Road Trip. In addition, Chris is a frequent talk show guest, appearing on shows including National Public Radio, the E! Channel and Access Hollywood.Originally from New York, Chris now lives in Huntington Beach, California with his wife and their two children.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Chris Epting Does It Again, September 12, 2009

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This review is from: The Birthplace Book: A Guide to Birth Sites of Famous People, Places, and Things (Paperback)

I have all of Chris Epting's books on famous places. He just seems to think the way that I think, that history can be found anywhere. Epting has several books showing the reader where famous places in popular culture history can be found. Epting's books take us to famous baseball sites, famous sites in music history and general pop history sites. He shows us where the ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz can be found, where Babe Ruth was born and where James Dean died. In this book, Epting shows us where people and things were born. Included in this book are the birthplaces of Jimmy Stewart, Amelia Earhart, Brad Pitt and our presidents along with where Uncle Sam, Microsoft, boysenberry, Memorial Day, Lobster Newburgh and Dunkin Donuts were first created. You will not be able to put down this book! I would also suggest the following title from Chris Epting: Roadside Baseball; Led Zeppelin Crashed Here; The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra and Einstein's Brain; James Dean Died Here; Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here and Elvis Presley Passed Here.