Preface
\"There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which
so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.\"
--Dr. Samuel Johnson， 1709-1784
We couldn t agree more. Fine food， a lovely room， and the
hospitality of a great innkeeper can be the high points of any
journey. Few pleasures of the road compare with waking in
a pleasant country inn surrounded by the comforts of a gent-
ler age. Few meals are as satisfying as a splendid breakfast
(with fresh blueberry muffins， perhaps， or a basket of flaky
croissants) delivered to your table by a cheerful and attentive
host. Few destinations are as comforting on a business trip
as a small but elegant hotel that somehow manages to antici-
pate your every need.
Such pure， old-fashioned pampering--in all its many fasci-
nating incarnations--is the subject of America s WonderfulLittle
Hotels andlnns， now in its fifth edition. Once again， this col-
lection of more than 600 smaller hotels and inns is published
in two volumes， one for travelers east of the Mississippi， and
one for those visiting the West.
Five years ago， when the first edition of America s Wonderful
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