Moon Handbooks: Massachusetts (1st Ed.) [Paperback]

Jeff Perk (Author)

Book Description

Series: Moon Handbooks | Publication Date: May 1998

Jeff Perks has produced the only general tra vel guide devoted to the entire Commonwealth of Massachusett s, as well as offering a historical and cultural background to this famous region in New England. '

Product Details

• Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566910838
• ISBN-13: 978-1566910835
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,978,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Massachussetts guide since the WPA series, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Massachusetts (1st Ed.) (Paperback)

Last year before out-of-state family arrived, I bought the Massachussetts Handbook and wowed my Kansas siblings with information on my adopted state. Perk does a terrific job with the historical, cultural, and literary past of Massachussetts but he is also great on the scenic areas and natural history. In fact without this book some of the state's best parks, the Reservations, are almost impossible to find. Anyone traveling around the state hoping to eat reasonably well and inexpensively will find this book indispensible. I also like the way the book focuses on areas of the state, making the planning of weekend trips easy. He also writes very well and whole passages are great for reading aloud so that the driver can be informed by the passenger of either current or up-coming sights. The Handbook now permanently resides in a pocket of my car so that either intensional or unintensional travel around the state can call on Perk's expert guidance.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy Handbook to Massachusetts, August 30, 2000

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Beth Mohan (Middletown, RI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Massachusetts (1st Ed.) (Paperback)

When I moved to Rhode Island, I was looking for a good travel book for MA. and my sister bought me this book. I use it on my excursions throughout MA. and have found it to be extremely informative and interesting. Jeff writes not only about the major tourist draws but also some hidden attractions that have proved to be worth the visit. So far I have explored Cape Cod, Plymouth and Gloucester and used this book to find good restaurants and accomodations. After using mostly AAA travel guides for my vacations, I was glad to use this book to get a fresh and honest opinion of the different areas and attractions. I also very much relied on Jeff's knowledge of the towns I visited to educate myself and whomever accompanied me on my travels the history and trivia of these towns. It is a fun and comprehensive book about MA. to own!

1.0 out of 5 stars An annoying book, May 2, 2001

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Antoinette Aubert (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Massachusetts (1st Ed.) (Paperback)

I am planning a trip to Boston soon and I thought this book would help. But all the snide political comments annoyned me so much I gave up on trying to get touring information out of the book. The author should have stuck to scenery and not shoved his politics down our throat.