Description: American Historic Places turns the study of historic sites into thematically organized books for students. Each volume guides the reader through ten to twelve history-rich locations selected to bring out the interdisciplinary nature of this type of study. Sites are recreated with photos, diagrams, and narratives, allowing readers to experience and explore places through pictures and words.
-- Hopewell Furnace, early eighteenth-century blast furnace
-- Chemist Joseph Priestley's house
-- Home of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, the father of abdominal surgery
-- Wright Brothers National Memorial
-- Home and gardens of horticulturist Luther Burbank
-- The Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
-- George Washingon Carver Birthplace
-- Lick Observatory
-- Thomas Edison's original laboratory
-- Rachel Carson Homestead
-- U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

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