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Carroll, Andrew.
Here is where :
discovering America's great forgotten history.
Discovering America's great forgotten history.
New York :
Crown Archetype,
2013.
499 p. ;
25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-485) and index.
Where to begin : starting points -- The world before us : coming to, exploring, and conserving America -- This land is my land : the dark side of expansion and growth -- Landmark cases : crimes and lawsuits that changed the nation -- Sparks : inventions and technological advancements -- Bitter pills and miracle cures : medical pioneers and discoveries -- Burial plots : forgotten graves, cemeteries, and stories about the dead -- All is not lost : finding and preserving history.
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.
20161101.
Historic sites
United States.
United States
History, Local.