America's Best Historic Sites 101 Terrific Places to Take the Family

by B. J. Welborn

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Highlights eighty American historic sites, provides background and travel information, and points out ten noteworthy but less well-known sites.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, General Nonfiction, Sports and Leisure
DDC/MDS: 973 — History & geography History of North America United States
LCC: E159 .W44 — History of the United States United States General

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