Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO
Capital of the World!
News Release
7-25-2008 Tour Roswell Like a Native . . . or Maybe
Like an Alien!
Roswell, NM � �What is there to do in Roswell after we�ve seen the UFO Museum?�
This common tourist question receives fascinating answers in New Mexico author
Lynn Michelsohn�s new book, Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO Capital
of the World! Here visitors find the detailed information they need to
enjoy this unique travel destination, as the author discusses locations and
events associated with the 1947 UFO Crash, Roswell�s world-class art scene, its
early Wild West days of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and its role in Robert
Goddard�s early rocket experiments. Michelsohn also includes information about
New Mexico Military Institute, wildlife, nightlife, shopping, dining, indoor and
outdoor activities, and all sorts of local oddities in this first comprehensive
travel guide to Roswell.
�If we can let visitors know more about our attractions beyond the UFOs, they
are likely to spend more time exploring Roswell, which certainly benefits our
economy,� Michelsohn explained. �I hope this travel guide adds to the growing
interest in Roswell as a tourist destination.�
Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO Capital of the World!
certainly generated interest for this Southwestern city at its Publication Party
held earlier this month at New York City�s Carnegie Deli, made famous by Woody
Allen�s movie, Broadway Danny Rose. The author, her husband (former Roswell
attorney Larry Michelsohn), and their sons Moses (the book�s illustrator who
lives in Laurel, Maryland) and Aaron (the cover photographer currently living in
Memphis, Tennessee), had gathered there to celebrate the book�s release with
friends and media representatives.
�I�ve only seen the cover, but it sure makes a trip to Roswell sound like fun!�
commented one guest, New York talent executive Donald Berman.
�You gave me a wonderful tour of Roswell,� remarked another guest, Sharon
Hernstadt, the New York attorney and travel devotee who later hosted an after
party at Sardi�s in Broadway�s Theater District. �I didn�t know they even played
polo in New Mexico!� she added, referring to the book�s mention of American
humorist Will Rogers playing a chukka at NMMI when his son attended school there
in the 1930s.
�People have a lot to learn about Roswell and New Mexico,� observed Rachel
Garcia, Roswell Court Interpreter and Spanish language consultant for the book,
as she shared a flaming Sardi�s Baked Alaska with her husband, Roswell attorney
Ramon Garcia. �Most people know nothing about Roswell beyond the UFO
connection�and there�s so much more.�
Michelsohn, who has been thinking about writing this book for several years,
readily agreed. �So many people have told me fascinating stories about Roswell
that should be more accessible,� she explained. She cited City Historian Elvis
Fleming�s stories about Charlie Perry, Roswell�s �second most famous Sheriff�
(after Pat Garrett); UFO Museum Director Julie Shuster information about the
promotion and debunking of at least six (so far) supposed 1947 UFO crash sites;
Goddard High School English teacher Valarie Grant�s intriguing tour of Roswell�s
historic South Park Cemetery (no, Kenny is not there); and NMMI and Police
Department tales of Sergeant Barney Leonard who died in a shootout in 1934 after
creating the world�s first�and probably only� Armed Motorcycle Cavalry. He had
begun patrolling the city single-handedly (literally, as he lost a hand during
the Phillipine Insurrection) on his Harley-Davidson in 1912.
While this is Michelsohn�s first book about Roswell, she is not a new author.
Having practiced psychology in New Mexico since 1980 under her professional
name, Dr. Lynn Daugherty, she has previously written an award-winning self-help
bestseller, Why Me? Help for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse, as well as a
children�s guide to Santa Fe with her son Moses, �just for fun.� Her next book
will explore Roswell�s offbeat historical events and characters in more depth.
Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO Capital of the World!
(paperback, 164 pages, $14.95, ISBN # 978-0-9771614-7-8) is available at
Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and local bookstores. Excerpts from the
guide and additional information about Roswell appear in the �Roswell� section
of the publisher�s website at www.cleananpress.com.
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