Four hundred years ago; Captain George Waymouth sailed from England to the coast of Maine in search of a suitable site for an English colony. He and his crew spent twenty-nine days in May and June of 1605 sounding and exploring a very small area of the coast; which included an anchorage at the Georges Islands and the discovery of a "great river." Which river? This question has been an ongoing controversy; even to the present day. Our best information comes from James Rosier; who was aboard the ship Archangell as a "gentleman" employed to document the voyage. His narrative; A True Relation; gives us one of the earliest written accounts of the natural resources of northern New England and the Native people who resided here. But because Waymouth hoped to return with financial backing to establish a new colony; Rosier's glowing account is cagey about certain geographic specifics--obviously; they didn't want someone else to act on their information.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great ReferenceBy ConsumerThese two volumes of the Road Trip are very handy references if you have the opportunity to visit civil War sites. The author tells you what you are looking at when viewing the ground in today's setting. That will be extremely helpful as we visit what sites we can in these anniversary years of the events. I have use for both volumes as the first trip we'll take involves the Western theater from New Orleans to Memphis and then next year the Eastern theater in Virginia. The concise descriptions of history give you a quick reference and will lay the foundation for more in depth reading if you so choose.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great second volumeBy MEnnis0852This volume continues the civil war in the Mid-Atlantic after Gettysburg. Covers in detail what happened between Gettysburg and the Wilderness that most books skip. The detail for each battle is greater than the first issue of Civil War Road Trip and the descriptions are updated. More pictures at the locations that he leads you to.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Civil War Road Trip Volume 2By CustomerBob MacoubrieThis is the companion for Civil War Road Trip Volume 1 and the Complete Civil War Civil War Road Trip Guide. All three are excellent books for finding places to see and things to do about the Civil War.
