Frederick John Pratson (1935–1989) was an American historian and writer of travel guides. He also wrote articles for The Boston Globe travel section and for trade journals and wrote speeches for business executives. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Boston Globe, Dec 5 1989, 'Frederick J. Pratson writer of travel guides; at 54'
- ^ Collection MF 042: Maine Folklife Centre, University of Maine
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1987). Guide to western Canada. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871067623.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1989). Guide to eastern Canada. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 383–386. ISBN 978-0-87106-613-8.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1973). Guide to Atlantic Canada. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0856990731.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1995). Guide to Cape Cod. Globe Pequot Press.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1989). Guide to the Great Attractions of Los Angeles and Beyond. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871065377.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1988). Guide to the Great Attractions of Orlando and Beyond. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871066671.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1989). Guide to Washington D.C. and beyond. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871066497.
- ^ Pratson, Frederick John (1984). Consumer's Guide to Package Travel Around the World. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0871069351.