a guide to birth sites of famous people, places, and things
Epting, Chris
2009
A state-by-state guide to over 380 birthplaces of famous people and things in America, including Butch Cassidy, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the civil rights movement, and each of the forty-four U.S. presidents.
A three volume set which provides information on places in New York which are included in the National Register of Historic Places and are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of this varied region with its numerous historic sites.
Color illustrations show readers the inside and outside of several places in Texas, including museums, stores, the Lyndon. B. Johnson Space Center, and many others; also includes a fact section on Texas.
Presents side-by-side photographs with text that compares the architecture and aesthetics of New York City between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twenty- first.
In an election year, sixteen-year-old Erin Bright sets aside her familiar supporting role as daughter of the mayor and girlfriend of the student body president to stand up for what she believes in and protect an historic park from being replaced by a gas station.
Presents a chronology of the Civil War and travler's guide by region and state for battlefields and other sites, and lists sources of publications, reenactment groups, and collectibles.