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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
NC 800L
Physical Desc
108 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"'This book is Clint Smith's contemporary portrait of the United States of America as a slave-owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks, those that are honest about the past and those that are not, that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves" --
Beginning in his hometown...
Author
Language
English
Description
Part memoir, part meditation, Vowell offers readers a roadmap that illuminates the myriad ways in which political assassinations have altered and shaped our nation's history.
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination Vacation, she takes us on a road trip like no other -- a journey to the pit stops of American political murder and through the...
8) Pilgrimage
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
244 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pilgrimage took Annie Leibovitz to places that she could explore with no agenda. She wasn't on assignment. She chose the subjects simply because they meant something to her. The first place was Emily Dickinson's house in Amherst, Massachusetts, which Leibovitz visited with a small digital camera. A few months later, she went with her three young children to Niagara Falls. "That's when I started making lists," she says. She added the houses of Virginia...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
With informative text and bold illustrations that pay homage to America's past and present, this book features a diverse collection of historical figures from science, entertainment, politics, and education.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xx, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Duluth's majestic Glensheen Mansion, featuring thirty-nine ornate rooms and expansive landscaped grounds. Minneapolis's stunning Purcell-Cutts House, a showplace of finely crafted woodwork of Prairie School design. Stevens County's Trantow Log Cabin, built in the German style with dovetailed log corners. Minnesota has a remarkable array of house museums, each with its own unique history and architectural significance. Minnesota Open House features...
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
105 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Divided into eight chapters covering the breadth of the US, pictographic maps locate each of the monuments explored, while double-page, poster-worthy scenes convey the beauty of the areas featured. Monuments covered include Statue of Liberty, Stonewall, Katahdin, the National Mall, Forts of the East, Jewel Cave, Pipestone, Pullman, Grand-Staircase Escalante, Chiricahua National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Rainbow Bridge, the Dinosaur National...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Lake Superior's North Shore-the vast stretch between Duluth and Grand Portage-is nearly 150 miles long, with an abundance of state parks, state and national forests, streams and rivers, and more than thirty distinct communities representing a broad range of ethnic and religious groups. Many visitors have made the famous drive along scenic Highway 61, the central artery of this popular vacation destination, but few are aware of the historical significance...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1977
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
xix, 119 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Every year millions of Americans visit national parks and monuments, state and municipal parks, battlefields, historic houses, and museums. By means of guided walks and talks, tours, exhibits, and signs, visitors experience these areas through a very special kind of communication technique known as "interpretation." For fifty years, Freeman Tilden's Interpreting Our Heritage has been an indispensable sourcebook for those who are responsible for developing...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In humorous verse Plymouth Rock tells the story of itself, from glacial erratic to national icon--with historical asides and corrections by a fact checker.--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"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 Smithsonians National Museum of American History. From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nations history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as Mesa Verde (Colorado)...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
559 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more"--
The country's national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more are once again open for tourists! This guide maps out the America's national parks, starting in the northeast and working to the Pacific and Alaska. Brief listings focus on the history of the location, and highlights reasons to include it...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
136 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the North Shore you haven't seen. Highway 61, from Duluth to the Canadian border, is peppered with tourist hotspots that Minnesotans love. But even the most devout North Shore traveler doesn't know Lake Superior like Kathryn and William Mayo do. These explorers and residents of the region outline the best sites you may not know about"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016].
Physical Desc
510 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Filled with striking full-color photographs, more than 500 historic battlefield sites, and dozens of exquisitely detailed maps, National Geographic the Civil War : A Traveler's guide is the best-in-class travel guide on the market. This beautifully illustrated handbook, built on the expertise of the country's most renowned Civil War historians and dozens of Park Service experts, is an indispensable guide for exploring American's War Between the States."...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The traces of the Underground Railroad hide in plain sight: a great church in Philadelphia; a humble old house backing up to the New Jersey Turnpike; an industrial outbuilding in Ohio. Over the course of four years, David Goodrich rode his bicycle 3,000 miles east of the Mississippi to travel the routes of the Underground Railroad and delve into the history and stories in the places where they happened. He followed the most famous of conductors,...