{"product_id":"9781440350610","title":"The Family Tree Historical Atlas of American Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourney to the big city!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore your ancestors' hometowns! This book guides you through American history by looking at the United States' sixteen most populous and historically influential cities, such as New York, Chicago, Boston, New Orleans, and Baltimore. Each section features beautiful, full-color maps published at crucial points in each city's history, tracing its growth and development from its founding to the early 1900s. Use the maps to find your ancestor's home, trace your ancestor's walk to work, and identify the streets and buildings from your ancestor's everyday life. Delve further into the past with a quick-reference timeline of key dates from each city's history. You’ll also discover easy genealogy research tips for finding local birth, marriage, and death records; federal and state censuses; and city directories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 130 full-color historical maps of sixteen important cities, including New York, Houston, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTimelines highlighting the most important moments in each city's history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLists of city-specific genealogy websites and resources for records that will help you discover your family history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn index with instructions on viewing online versions of each map, allowing you to zoom in for more detail or use them with programs like Google Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhether your family hails from the streets of Brooklyn or the hills of San Francisco, this atlas—designed especially for genealogists—will help you better understand your city-dwelling ancestors.","brand":"F+W Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045211717872,"sku":"9781440350610","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440350610_p0.jpg?v=1763785187","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440350610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}