The second smallest state in the union after Rhode Island, Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby becoming known as ‘The First State’. The state's appeal lies not only in its historical significance but in its small town charm; it is an authentic slice of coastal America far removed from the urban power centres of New York and Washington DC.

Dale Feltzer’s Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware’s Prison Community in the Civil War demonstrates how Delaware was shaped by the violence of the American Civil War. It focuses on the events at Fort Delaware, where confederate soldiers were imprisoned, and the hardships they were forced to endure.

Delaware has also spawned several music groups, the most famous of which is George Thorogood & The Destroyers, responsible for the hit Bad to the Bone, whilst The Spinto Band are an indie rock group from Delaware currently signed to Park the Van Records.