You truly get to see life in New Hampshire through the eyes of John Clayton, the Union Leader columnist and Emmy Award-winning host of "New Hampshire Crossroads." John travels from "Coos to the sea" in pursuit of the people and places that make the Granite State special. Meet "Archie" creator Bob Montana and McDonald's founder Richard McDonald, lobster man Art Splaine and humble woodcutter Vic Moulton, plus actor comedian Adam Sandler, in this 40-column compendium.

Here's what others have to say about John Clayton:

"He's a tireless gatherer of the threads of our State's culture and society; it's hard to tell a story about. . . the Granite State that he hasn't already marked as his own."
- New Hampshire Magazine

"Clayton focuses unerringly and intimately on the people. . . There is a warmth and an affection to his writing; you feel he's a part of the community he's chronicling."
- The Associated Press

"Life in New Hampshire's largest city produces all kinds of shared, familiar experiences that often go unnoticed. Except by John Clayton."
- The Boston Globe

"Clayton writes gracefully and with great clarity. His wording is precise and his transitions are flawless, with one paragraph flowing into the next ever so smoothly."
- New Hampshire Press Association