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Historic sites United States Historic sites United States Guidebooks Local history National characteristics, American United States Description and travel United States Guidebooks United States History, Local United States History, Local Anecdotes United States History, Local Pictorial works United States Social life and customs 1971-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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 RAJDuncan, Dayton.
Summary: In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.78 DUNCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.78 DUNNeagles, James C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ancestry Pub. 1990
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.373 NEADanzer, Gerald A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Association for State and Local History 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DANMeyer, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MEYConaway, James.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shoemaker & Hoard 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.30492 CONVowell, Sarah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.099 VOWCarroll, Andrew.
Summary: A fifty-state tour of lesser-known historical sites based on a campaign backed by "National Geographic" reveals the events that took place at near-forgotten locales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 CARLankford, Andrea.
Contents: This is your brain on the Grand Canyon -- Plover patrol -- Faint at heart -- As Yosemite falls -- Our first summers in the Sierra -- Dead bear walking -- The ranger olympics -- A girl in boys town -- The partner -- The tell-tale backpack -- Mary, the split-tail clerk-typist -- Gateway to the underworld -- Scorpion karma -- Predator-prey relationships -- Cruel world -- Crash -- A cold wet one --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FalconGuides 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 AMELankford, Andrea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Santa Monica Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 LANVokac, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 VOKMichna-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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.7 MICShearer, Benjamin F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 929.92 SHESauers, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973 SAUHathaway, Margaret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.3 HathawayGeist, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.9240 GEIFry, Stephen
Summary: The popular British comic celebrity recounts his visits to all fifty of the United States, where he experienced diverse regional cultures ranging from Hollywood and Silicon Valley to Wall Street and the Deep South.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STEPeterson, Dale.
Summary: Dale Peterson describes the experiences he had, the people he met, and the places he saw as he traveled across the United States in search of small towns with interesting stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Georgia Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 PETBrownstone, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1984