This land is your land : a road trip through U.S. history / Beverly Gage.
"Ride along with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn--and fight--about our history. From the birth of the nation in Philadelphia to Disneyland and the California dream, This Land Is Your Land offers a guided tour of thirteen places and thirteen key moments that define America's greatest successes and challenges"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668033104
- ISBN: 1668033100
- Physical Description: xxv, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-306) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: Are we there yet? -- The great experiment -- Notes on the state of Virginia -- Oppression with a vengeance -- Gone to Texas -- The north star -- South Carolina leads the way -- The center of the nation -- The jungle -- Secret formulas -- An industrial epic -- Rockets and your future -- Is this America? -- The carousel of progress -- Epilogue: Where we are.
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- Historic sites > United States > Guidebooks.
Collective memory > United States.
Automobile travel > United States > Guidebooks.
Museums > United States > Guidebooks.
Historical reenactments > United States > Guidebooks.
United States > History > Miscellanea.
United States > Historiography.
United States > Description and travel.
United States > Politics and government. - Genre:
- Guidebooks.
Informational works.
Travel writing.
Available copies
- 20 of 46 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
Holds
- 15 current holds with 46 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 973 Gag (Text) | 30308101378819 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
