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Oh say can you see 50 Great American Places!
We love finding brands of excellence that manufacture and design in AMERICA because we are proud to be American. This book, written by the Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian, (certainly an authority on the subject!) gives us 50 more reasons to be proud. And, as many in America are hibernating now, planning ahead to warmer vacation time is a welcome activity. Start reading this to establish your priority visit list!
You should know that 50 Great American Places, by Brent D. Glass is not just a travel guide. It's not just a list of what to see whenever you trek this vastness that is America. This book is filled with the love of place, a celebration of something the author calls " historic literacy". The many possibilities of architectural wonders and geographical magnificence to be seen and appreciated in this country isn't limited to the 50 choices in this book.
Included in each listing is a website and surrounding places of interests. It might be just the way to plan a summer vacation with your family to go see and learn about who we are and where we come from. As the Director Emeritus of the National Museum of American History, Mr. Glass has a wealth of knowledge about the ins and outs of how and why things and places happened. More than just interesting, it's a way of reading history and stimulating further research into local haunts. Published by Simon and Schuster, 50 Great American Places is the perfect short term read, chapter by chapter.
We also like that it is a book that you can read a little at a time and revisit it without re- familiarizing yourself with what you read before! It's a fantastic commute read.
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50 Great American Places!
Pick it up for yourself and it also makes a fantastic gift for business or personal reasons.
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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.
From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nation’s history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as Mesa Verde (Colorado) and Cahokia (Illinois) and as recent as Silicon Valley (California) and the Mall of America (Minnesota), each essay provides the historical context for places that represent fundamental American themes: the compelling story of democracy and self-government; the dramatic impact of military conflict; the powerful role of innovation and enterprise; the inspiring achievements of diverse cultural traditions; and the defining influence of the land and its resources. Expert historian Brent D. Glass explores these themes by connecting places, people, and events and reveals a national narrative that is often surprising, sometimes tragic, and always engaging—complete with photographs, websites for more information, and suggestions for other places nearby worth visiting.
Sites you would expect to read about—in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC—are here, as well as plenty of surprises, such as the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, or Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, or the Village Green in Hudson, Ohio; less obvious places that, together with the more well-known destinations, collectively tell the story of America. For families who want to take a trip that is both educational and entertaining, for history enthusiasts, or anyone curious about our country’s greatest places, this book is the perfect guide.
Locations featured in 50 GREAT AMERICAN PLACES by Brent Glass
The National Mall – Washington, DC • Cahokia Mounds/Gateway Arch – St. Louis, Missouri
Mesa Verde – Santa Fe & Albuquerque, NM; Denver, CO; Las Vegas, NV
Palace of the Governors – Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM
Salem Witch Trial Memorial – Salem and Boston, MA
New Castle Courthouse – Wilmington & Newark, DE; Philadelphia, PA
Fort Pitt/Forks of the Ohio – Pittsburgh, PA
Freedom Trail – Boston, MA
Liberty Bell/Independence Park – Philadelphia, PA
Virginia Peninsula – Richmond and Norfolk, VA
Monticello – Richmond and Charlottesville, VA
The Presidio – San Francisco, CA
Mission San Xavier del Bac – Tucson, AZ
Slater’s Mill – Providence, RI; Boston, MA
Hudson Village Green – Akron & Cleveland, OH
New Harmony – Louisville, KY; Indianapolis, IN; St. Louis, MO
Mt. Clare Shops – Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC
The Alamo – San Antonio, TX
Seneca Falls – Rochester & Syracuse, NY
Temple Square – Salt Lake City, UT
Fort Sumter – Charleston, SC
Gettysburg – York and Harrisburg, PA; Baltimore and Hagerstown, MD; Washington, DC
Kansas Education Sites – Kansas City, MO; Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence, KS
Yellowstone Park – Billings, MT; Boise, ID
Nook Farm/Stowe Center/Twain House – Hartford, CT
Willa Cather and the Prairie – Lincoln & Omaha, NE
Little Big Horn/Wounded Knee Memorial – Billings, MT; Rapid City & Sioux Falls, SD
The Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero – New York, NY
World Colombian Exposition – Chicago, IL
Biltmore House – Asheville & Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN
Taliesin – Madison, WI
Edison’s Laboratory – New Brunswick & Newark, NJ; New York, NY
Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk – Elizabeth City, NC
Grand Central Terminal – New York, NY
Ford River Rouge – Dearborn & Detroit, MI
Birthplace of Jazz – New Orleans, LA
Warner Bros. Studio – Los Angeles, CA
Route 66/Will Rogers Memorial – Tulsa, OK
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
Hoover Dam – Las Vegas, NV • Pearl Harbor – Honolulu, HI
Minidoka Camp – Boise & Idaho Falls, ID
Hanford B Reactor – Seattle, WA; Portland, OR
Ebenezer Baptist Church – Atlanta, GA
Central High School – Little Rock, AR
Salk Institute – San Diego, CA
Saturn V – Huntsville & Birmingham, AL; Nashville, TN
EPCOT/Celebration – Orlando, FL
Silicon Valley Garages – San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA
Malls of America – St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN
