Do you ever have company from ‘away’? What do you recommend they see while they are here? I discovered a rather curious little series of books: Greater Than a Tourist. These are tour books, but done by a local to … wherever … there are books for cities in France, Greece, India … one for the state of New Jersey … and one for Bellingham WA! Greater Than a Tourist: Bellingham, Washington USA: 50 Travel Tips from a Local, by Andrea Chin. Not bad, but a few of my favorite places were left out. Still, it may be a good thing to share with your company.

I think I’ve done this before … listed a book because the subject was fascinating even though the writing was not all that good. (To be fair here, the reviews were mostly good, but I did find one ‘academic’ reviewer that agreed with me). America’s Female Buffalo Soldier: A New Look at the Life of Cathy Williams in History and Memory, by Phillip Thomas Tucker. Born a slave, Cathy Williams went on to serve as a Buffalo Soldier, and then on to a successful life as a free woman. Worth a look!

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