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50 great American places : essential historic sites across the U.S. Cover Image Book

50 great American places : essential historic sites across the U.S. / Brent D. Glass ; foreword by David McCullough.

Fifty great American places (other title)
Glass, Brent D., (author.).

Summary:

"A one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States guaranteed to fascinate, educate, and entertain--selected and described by the former director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451682038
  • ISBN: 1451682034
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1 National Mall (Washington, D.C.) 1 -- 2 Mounds and the Arch (IL/MO) 6 -- 3 Mesa Verde (CO) 12 -- 4 Palace of the Governors (NM) 17 -- 5 Witch Trials (MA) 22 -- 6 Boundary Line (DE) 27 -- 7 Forks of the Ohio (PA) 32 -- 8 Freedom Trail (MA) 36 -- 9 Liberty Bell (PA) 41 -- 10 Virginia Peninsula (VA) 47 -- 11 Monticello (VA) 52 -- 12 Presidio at the Golden Gate (CA) 57 -- 13 White Dove of the Desert (AZ) 62 -- 14 Slater Mill (RI) 67 -- 15 Village Green (OH) 72 -- 16 Two Utopias (IN) 77 -- 17 Railroad University of the United States (MD) 82 -- 18 Alamo (TX) 88 -- 19 Declaration of Sentiments (NY) 93 -- 20 Temple Square (UT) 98 -- 21 Fort Sumter (SC) 103 -- 22 New Birth of Freedom (PA) 108 -- 23 Schoolhouse and Fieldhouse (KS) 113 -- 24 First National Park (WY) 119 -- 25 Nook Farm Neighbors: Stowe and Twain (CT) 125 -- 26 Willa Cather's Great Prairie (NE) 130 -- 27 Indian Wars (MT/SD) 135 -- 28 Bridge and the Statue (NY) 141 -- 29 Edison's Laboratory (NJ) 148 -- 30 World's Columbian Exposition (IL) 153 -- 31 Bilrmore House (NC) 158 -- 32 Taliesin (WI) 163 -- 33 First Flight (NC) 168 -- 34 Grand Central Terminal (NY) 173 -- 35 Birthplace of Jazz (LA) 179 -- 36 Legendary Hollywood: Warner Bros. Studio (CA) 184 -- 37 Ford Rouge (MI) 189 -- 38 Will Rogers Highway (OK) 194 -- 39 Mother Church of Country Music (TN) 199 -- 40 Hoover Dam (NV) 204 -- 41 Pearl Harbor (HI) 209 -- 42 Minidoka Camp (ID) 214 -- 43 Manhattan Project (WA) 219 -- 44 Sweet Auburn (GA) 224 -- 45 Central High School (AK) 230 -- 46 Salk Institute (CA) 235 -- 47 Saturn V Rocket (AL) 240 -- 48 Magic Kingdoms (FL) 245 -- 49 Silicon Valley (CA) 250 -- 50 Malls of America (MN) 255.

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Historic sites > United States > Guidebooks.
United States > History > Guidebooks.
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