The New Guide to Old Rome

About the Book

"To read this guide is to walk along the streets of Rome with an old friend. She knows the way, speaks clearly, and with great warmth." -- University of Michigan Professor Emeritus of History Shaw Livermore.

THE NEW GUIDE TO OLD ROME is for those who plan to go to Rome, for those who have been there and want to understand more of its past, and for non-travelers who are curious about Rome's great role in history.

This is not a hotels-and-restaurants or encyclopedic guidebook. It summarizes the city's many-layered history, takes readers through Rome's most fascinating places to visit, and provides vital, practical information.

About the Author

Mary Corsi Kelley is the daughter of an Italian immigrant who discovered the wonders of Rome while he was an adolescent apprentice to a Roman shoemaker. Some of Mary's earliest books were her father's picture books of Rome. Naturally, she had to see the city -- which she has done at length, on ten occasions. Mary is a history graduate of Berea College in Kentucky, and earned an M.S.W. from the University of Michigan. She and her husband live in Ann Arbor; her interests include writing historical guidebooks, travel articles, and children's books having to do with history.