America's Historylands : Touring our Landmarks of Liberty.

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THIS IS NOT ONLY A REPORT ON HUNDREDS OF NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES, STATE PARKS, BATTLEFIELDS, TOWNS, HOMES, AND RESTORATIONS, BUT A FASCINATING EXPLANATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. HERE, TOO, ARE VACATION IDEAS FOR YEARS TO COME AND AN AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE BOOK. THE 676 ILLUSTRATIONS, 472 IN FULL COLOR; THE EXCITING CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE NATION'S MOST SCHOLARLY, YET READABLE HISTORIANS LED BY PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CARL SANDBURG; THE 38 MAPS-ALL THESE MAKE AMERICA'S WONDERLANDS, THE IMMENSELY POPULAR STORY OF THE SCENICE NATIONAL PARKS. OFFERED AT GREAT SAVINGS AS A BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE NONPROFIT NATIONAL GEORGRAPHIC SOCIETY, THESE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY FROM THE SOCIETY'S HEADQUARTERS./INCLUDES TWO FOLD-OUT MAPS IN A POCKET IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK: BATTLEFIELDS OF THE CIVIL WAR AND HISTORICAL MAP OF THE CONTERMINBOUS UNITED STATES/AMAZING BUY FOR THIS AMAZING RESOURCE.