Frederick Pratson

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Frederick John Pratson (1935-1989) was a historian and writer of travel guides. He also wrote articles for the Boston Globe's travel section and for trade journals and wrote speeches for business executives.

A native of Hartford, he graduated from Boston College in 1957. He died in December 1989, leaving a wife, four sons and two daughters.[1]

His travel guide books covered Canada and parts of the United States. He was also an historian and contributed interviews to the Marine Folklife Centre at the University of Maine.[2]

Guidebooks

  • Guide to Western Canada[3]
  • Guide to Eastern Canada[4]
  • A Guide to Atlantic Canada[5]
  • Guide to Cape Cod[6]
  • Guide to the Great Attractions of Los Angeles and Beyond[7]
  • Guide to the Great Attractions of Orlando and Beyond[8]
  • Guide to Washington, D.C. and beyond[9]
  • Consumer's Guide to Package Travel Around the World[10]

References

  1. ↑ Boston Globe, Dec 5 1989, 'Frederick J. Pratson writer of travel guides; at 54'
  2. ↑ Collection MF 042: Maine Folklife Centre, University of Maine
  3. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1987). Guide to western Canada. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871067623. 
  4. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1989). Guide to eastern Canada. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 383–386. ISBN 978-0-87106-613-8. 
  5. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1973). Guide to Atlantic Canada. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0856990731. 
  6. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1995). Guide to Cape Cod. Globe Pequot Press. 
  7. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1989). Guide to the Great Attractions of Los Angeles and Beyond. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871065377. 
  8. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1988). Guide to the Great Attractions of Orlando and Beyond. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871066671. 
  9. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1989). Guide to Washington D.C. and beyond. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871066497. 
  10. ↑ Pratson, Frederick John (1984). Consumer's Guide to Package Travel Around the World. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871069351. 
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