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Rajczak, Michael

Summary: "Have you ever heard the expression, "You had to be there?" When you visit a national landmark, you have the chance to experience history--and a primary source--firsthand. You can explore the fascinating history of the United States by visiting such landmarks as Independence Hall, the White House, Gettysburg Cemetery, and many more amazing places. Get a taste of our how our national landmarks...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 RAJ

Eggers, Dave

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 EGG

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 EGG

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America Eggers

McMillan, Patricia Hart.

Summary: Here is Christmas decorating, history, architecture, and interior design wrapped in one sparkling package. Three-hundred and sixty-three gorgeous, inspiring images provide leisurely looks at historic house interiors magically decorated for Christmas. Begin with the Foreword by Christopher Radko, famed re-creator of vintage Christmas ornaments. Tour historic holiday homes from Filoli to Colonial...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2015

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: STR 745.5941

Summary: Justine Shapiro follows the Blue Ridge Parkway, journeying to Tennessee and the city of Nashville. She visits its famous country music sites and the old plantation home of US President, Andrew Jackson. Justine then hits the legendary Route 66, stopping at a giant cattle auction in Oklahoma City. She then joins the 'Trail of Tears' memorial walk for Native Americans before crossing the Texas...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 GLO

Vowell, Sarah

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.099 VOW

Danzer, Gerald A.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: American Association for State and Local History 1987

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DAN

Sauers, Richard.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973 SAU

Meyer, Jeffrey G.

Summary: Explains the historical stories behind such famous American trees as Johnny Appleseed's apple tree, Amelia Earhart's sugar maple, George Washington's tulip poplar, and the Gettysburg Address honey locust.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MEY

Smith, Clint

1 hold on 3 copies

Summary: 'How the Word is Passed' is Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait 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 nations...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SMI

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: 973 SMI

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SMI

Goodrich, David M.

Summary: "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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 GOO

Coonerty, Ryan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.022 COO

Walker, Cameron

Summary: "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,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 WAL

Puglionesi, Alicia

Summary: "In this examination of landscape and memory, four sites of American history are revealed as places where historical truth was written over by oppressive fiction-with profound repercussions for politics past and present. Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal. They present a national identity based on harvesting the treasures that lay in wait for European...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 PUG

Schaub, Michelle

Summary: "Through a variety of poetic forms, readers journey across the continental United States to visit 14 historic tree sites. Trees include the Emancipation Oak in Virginia to the Methuselah tree in California. Facts cover geography, history, and nature"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2024

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582.16 SCH

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J America Schaub

Lawliss, Chuck.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 1991

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 LAW

Dolan, Susan

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Pacific West Regional Office, Cultural Resources, Park Historic Structures and Cultural Landscapes Program 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.0973 DOL

Brownstone, Douglass L.

Summary: Provides practical advice on how to search for the locations of historic sites such as bridges, railroads, factories, inns, stores, and roads.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1984

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 BRO

White, Mel

Summary: "This reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 UNITED STATES WHI

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 WHI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.304 WHI

Yolen, Jane

Summary: In humorous verse Plymouth Rock tells the story of itself, from glacial erratic to national icon--with historical asides and corrections by the fact checker.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America Yolen

Sneden, Robert Knox

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.7 SNE

Michna-Bales, Jeanine

Summary: "They left in the middle of the night--often carrying little more than the knowledge to follow the North Star. An estimated one hundred thousand slaves between 1830 and the end of the Civil War in 1865 embarked on a journey of untold hardship in search offreedom, many with the aid of the Underground Railroad. Through Darkness to Light : Seeking Freedom on the Underground Railroad imagines how...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.7 MIC

Yomtov, Nelson

Summary: "Plymouth Rock has long stood as a symbol of the Pilgrims' journey to and settlement in America. But how much of the story surrounding it is true? What did the Pilgrims' arrival mean to the Wampanoag people who were already living there? What were the long-lasting effects of the interactions between the two groups? How did a seaside rock come to be associated with the Pilgrims' landing, and was...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.4 YOM

Summary: A guided tour in words & pictures to 500 places important in our past. From forts and battlefields to mansions and monuments, here is a full-color illustrated guide to 500 of America's most fascinating, fun-to-visit historic places. Over 350 color photos and six locator maps.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 1988

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 AME

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1977

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 VIS

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