The former director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History gives a one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States.
ABOUT THE BOOK
From Massachusetts to Florida and Washington, DC to Hawaii, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nation's history.
For sites as old as Mesa Verde and Cahokia and as recent as Silicon Valley and the Mall of America, each essay provides the historical context for places that represent fundamental themes in American history. Each entry contains a photograph of the place, a website with information for visitors, and suggestions of nearby places worth visiting.