book review: The Last Undiscovered Place

Collinsville, Connecticut is no more an undiscovered place as Orlando, Florida or Panguitch, Utah.  David Leff, the author of The Last Undiscovered Place, is not attempting to to call his home town the only island in a sea of suburbia, although it may feel that way at times. Instead he's opening his door, walking down his steps, and discovering a unique history by exploring his own town. He is becoming friends with his neighbors, neighborhood, and town. Discovering greatness in your own backyard is admittedly difficult, but as the author states, "If we grow to know our own communities, they will enrich our lives, and we will learn to care for them and work to make them better." 

Not only, however, is discovering your own town a difficult task, so is finding the message throughout most of this book. I suggest to anyone wanting to learn about discovering place should study the first and last chapters, and then explore. You will be surprised at what your neighborhood has to offer.  Then, if you want a history of Collinsville and fun stories of fighting fires and small town corruption, read the middle chapters.