I bought this book because I though while paging through it that it listed lots of interesting sites. But here's a warning for anyone who happens upon this book - just a quick read-through of the areas I'm more familiar with showed me these authors cared nothing for correct directions or facts.

Most obvious was in regards to a covered bridge in Pennsylvania I used to live next to. Armed only with this book, no one will ever find it. That's because it's about two miles west of it's listed location on a completely different road. Not to mention there are no signs to aide lost tourists.

Then there's the mention that the Appalachian trail runs through the Catskills in New York "from Pennsylvania to Vermont". While anyone with an atlas can see it goes nowhere near the Catskills on its way from New Jersey to Connecticut. Did these people even visit these sites in person?

I wish I had read more of this book before I bought it and wasted my money.

Although the books is correct in it's title, "Copper and it's alloys" leading you to believe it's mostly about pure copper items,,,,it's all about brass. The title should have been "Metalwork in America - Brass" Photos are black & white sepia toned. The book is physically well made and on good paper.