{"title":"Know Your America Guidebook Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBuilding on the popularity of their “Around The World” series, publisher Nelson Doubleday teamed up once again with Sawyer’s—makers of the wildly popular View Master “in stereo” slide-reel viewer—to create this domestic guide series. Released volume by volume starting in the late 1950s on into the early 1970s, the “\u003cstrong\u003eKnow Your America Program\u003c\/strong\u003e” was part history, part travelogue, part family entertainment. Brimming with civic pride, the series would cover all American states (combining a handful and grouping several others by region), the then largest cities, natural and national landmarks, major commercial industries of the era, and the military academies. Each guide arrived monthly as part of a subscription and included a related View Master reel. The cardboard pull-drawer “albums” (that snugly held 6 guides) were sent out a few times a year to house growing collections, sticker labels in each guide allowing families to keep track of what box held what guides. (The majority of the albums that we have found are, sadly, in various conditions of falling apart, with the reels being an exceptionally rare find.) As part of the subscription, an actual View Master viewer could be ordered too; though series’ creators certainly took into account the fact that most American households in those days already had one. Having enlisted subject-matter expert assistance from the American Geographical Society (a geologic and cartographic organization that pre-dates The National Geographic Society), each of the robust guides ran to exactly 64 pages. And though some show glaring historical blind spots by today’s standards, the guides are mostly even, fair, and on occasion unsparing in the writing. They are for sure professionally done and exhibit a proud country in the post World War II era scaling the heights of its powers. Each guide even included the mentioned fold-out pages of photographic stickers for families to mark their “virtual travel” progress through each guide.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-49450f2e-7fff-dbe1-fe0a-4c0befffbb3e\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"know-your-america-program-mid-atlantic-heartland","title":"Know Your America Program Booklet Series: \"Mid-Atlantic Heartland\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMID-ATLANTIC \/ THE MIDWEST. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \/ Educational \/ Travel, c. 1960s - early 1970s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Box Album: 6 guides per) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mid-Atlantic Heartland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhiladelphia (©1968)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePennsylvania (©1973)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOhio (©1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaryland \u0026amp; Delaware (©1968)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe U.S. Naval Academy: Annapolis (©1969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Nation’s Capitol (©1973)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Notes: None of the guides have stickers (referred to as “plates”) stuck on the guide pages, as was their intent. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Washington, D.C., guides all have their original sticker sheets intact (though PA is missing “Plate 4: Valley Forge”). The Annapolis, Maryland \u0026amp; Delaware, and Philadelphia guides, sadly, came to us without sticker sheets. All guides are ever so close to “Like New” condition, with just a few bent corners, the imprint of ball point pen writing in the Annapolis cover (minus any actual writing), with Philly’s guide being a matte, not gloss, cover finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Used Very Good. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Geographical Society. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNelson Doubleday Inc. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 x 8.5\" x 1.5\" deep \/ 1.6 lb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Regionals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123902468353,"sku":"SC5BKYA00002","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3264\/0513\/files\/know-your-america-mid-atlantic-heartland-03-1080.jpg?v=1741721438"},{"product_id":"know-your-america-program-booklet-series-the-old-northwest","title":"Know Your America Program Booklet Series: \"The Old Northwest\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MIDWEST. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \/ Educational \/ Travel, c. 1960s - early 1970s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Box Album: 6 guides per) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Old Northwest\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetroit (©1968)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichigan (©1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllinois \u0026amp; Indiana (©1968)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago (©1969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Twin Cities (©1968)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWisconsin \u0026amp; Minnesota (©1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Notes: The box album we’ll place in limbo between “Used Good \/ Acceptable” due to its torn and frayed edges; but it is still intact, its original coloring vibrant (which we cannot say about most of the box albums we have seen). The six guides themselves are in great shape, with only a few bent edges and minor shelf wear to the covers. Chicago is the only guide that was used for its intended purpose, as a fun family educational event. There is a stain on its cover, this being the only guide with the “progress” stickers stuck in place; that said, the stickers are stuck “smartly” in place, the mentioned cover stain a minor one. Detroit, Illinois \u0026amp; Indiana, and The Twin Cities all contain their sticker sheets intact, while Michigan and Wisconsin \u0026amp; Minnesota are missing their sticker sheets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Used Very Good. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Geographical Society. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNelson Doubleday Inc. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 x 8.5\" x 1.5\" deep \/ 1.6 lb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Regionals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46187171512577,"sku":"SC5BKYA00004","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3264\/0513\/files\/know-your-america-the-old-northwest-02-1258.jpg?v=1743723818"},{"product_id":"know-your-america-program-booklet-series-the-greater-south","title":"Know Your America Program Booklet Series: \"The Greater South\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SOUTH \/ MID-AMERICA. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \/ Educational \/ Travel, c. 1960s - early 1970s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Box Album: 6 guides per) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Greater South\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKentucky \u0026amp; Tennessee (©1969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGulf South Central States (©1969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArkansas \u0026amp; Missouri (©1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mississippi River (©1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Orleans (©1967)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDallas (©1974)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Notes: Aside from the standard shelf wear common for used softcovers—a few slightly bent corners, some light back cover scratches, etc.—this set is nearly pristine for its 50+ years of age. We have to guess that they were (sadly) not used as intended: part history lesson + family entertainment. None of the guides contain any “stuck in place” stickers. Four guides (KY \u0026amp; TN, Miss River, AR \u0026amp; MO, Dallas) have all their original sticker sheets in place, untouched; with only the Gulf South Central and New Orleans guides missing their sticker sheets. 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None of the six were ever used as intended, none of the stickers affixed in their assigned frames. The volumes themselves seem to have been rarely opened (spines still crisp). Two are missing the insert sticker sheets entirely: Los Angeles and Pacific Northwest, but the wonderfully illustrative maps in both make up for the lack of full-color stickers to mark progress through the guide. All the others have sticker-sheet inserts intact and in pristine shape. 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