01451cam a2200253 4500 513462422 TxAuBib 20130524120000.0 100127s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780307463975 0307463974 TxAuBib 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.