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The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of US History, 1790-1900 Hardcover – July 14, 2014
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Allison Dolan is the publisher of Family Tree Magazine, the leading genealogy magazine in North America, with a paid circulation of more than 50,000 and 59,000 unique monthly visitors to its website, www.familytreemagazine.com.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By
Carvet
on July 3, 2014
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I should waited for other reader reviews before buying this book. It has very little content that is not easily available in better formats other places - such as Thorndale and Dollarhide Census Maps Guide (much better though not nearly as colorful) or the internet (more targeted and usually enlargeable for more detail). I thought that it would be handy to have this on my desk but it is not legible. Some pages have only one map per page but these are too small to read and most pages have two, three or four maps per page. The content other than these maps is negligible. There are about 6-8 historical facts per state usually something like date the state or major cities were founded. In the back there are about 10 miscellaneous maps for population density, foreign population, Indian tribes, cause of death, earthquake zones, and other info that is curious but not particularly germane or, again, legible. If you live in Houston, you can have my book.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Roots Tender
on July 6, 2014
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Very disappointed with this book, most of the maps are near impossible to read. I tried a sheet magnifier and a dome magnifier and still could not read them. I scanned about 6 maps with a book scanner at 600 dpi, some I could read better, some were still difficulate to read. Wish I had waited for the reviews on this book, I preordered 3 weeks ago. This is the second book involving genealogy that I have ordered and the text was too small to read.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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William K. Johnson
on July 6, 2014
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On the positive side -- this book is a jewel for the genealogist. It contains a variety of U.S. maps for the various states during the period of 1790 to 1900. If you are doing research on a family, it is a great tool to show how they could have lived in six counties and several states during a 150 year period without ever moving. The only issue I have is that the maps are so small that you need a strong magnifying glass in order to read the details, The quality of the image is excellent but the printing is quite tiny sometimes.
The book also provides a list of key dates for each state thereby facilitating the process of placing your family within the social framework of the time.
The book also provides a list of key dates for each state thereby facilitating the process of placing your family within the social framework of the time.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Cheryl Oberhaus
on July 3, 2014
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This isn't for the seasoned researcher. I have seen earlier maps of one state that I have researched for 20 or more years. Most look like old plat maps, even though I don't believe there were any around during the early 1800's. This may help beginning researchers. I may change my mind after looking at it more and if so will update this.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Avid Crafter
on July 6, 2014
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A little disappointed in this collection. Good intent but the maps are too small to see any particular detail. It is of no use in my genealogy research.Plus I waited several months to get it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Marilyn Riesbol
on July 28, 2014
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Maps too small for detail but online source provides tool to view in larger detail. Lovely maps.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By
Austin
on July 30, 2014
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As someone who loves old maps, I can't say enough about the plethora and beauty of the maps in this book. Since I received it I've spent hours flipping through absorbing what the country used to look like. Whether you're looking for a fun coffee table book or looking to research ancestors, this book is will be a perfect addition to you collection.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Gary E. Hoover
on July 22, 2014
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This great map book was a big surprise!
It has more maps, of every state, than much more expensive books containing old US maps.
Beautiful maps. You can see how the counties were added, etc.
Great value!
(I have a few thousand atlases and map books.)
It has more maps, of every state, than much more expensive books containing old US maps.
Beautiful maps. You can see how the counties were added, etc.
Great value!
(I have a few thousand atlases and map books.)
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