50 Great American Places

Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.

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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.
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