Chaucer Sees America is a project of The Armarium Press, a New Hampshire-based independent publisher of business and educational books. Founded in 2000 by partners Carmen Madrid and Robyn McCarthy, the company is a proud member of The Independent Book Publishers Association, the New England Independent Booksellers Association, and the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Before launching their book publishing venture, Miss Madrid was a founding partner and chief financial officer of the Reed-Marec Consulting Group. A project manager with more than 20 years experience in IT, she has worked on independent projects for the Los Angeles Times, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Transamerica Insurance Group. Before relocating to New Hampshire, Miss Madrid served two years as board chairman of the Create the Magic of Giving Foundation for homeless children in Southern California.

A former editor for both consumer and trade publications, Mrs. McCarthy has written on business and current affairs for The Wall Street Journal, the Journal of Commerce, USA Today, and other publications. Her current freelance writing projects include serving as an editor-at-large for the award-winning online magazine Automotive Traveler. Mrs. McCarthy has been a long-time volunteer for the animal-rescue group SPARE, to which The Armarium Press donates 10 percent of the sales of Chaucer´s first book.

Chaucer, who describes himself as a "wily and wonderful wire-hair fox terrier," has been traveling the U.S.A. for much of his 13 years. He launched his website in 2003 during a four-month RV trek as a means of educating his young friends and family members about the cultural and historical sites he was visiting. He gathered much of the research for his first book during that trip as well, and Tube-Sock Tricks, and 101 Other Tips for RVing Success was published in October 2007. Check Chaucer´s Calendar page for information on his upcoming appearances to promote the book and educate readers about traveling with their own four-legged friends.

With the successful launch of his first book, Chaucer is turning his attention to writing a series of supplemental classroom titles for the elementary school market. The Armarium Press expects to release the first six books in the series in Fall/Winter 2008 under its Canterbury Tails Books imprint.

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