Synopses & Reviews
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.
Sites include:
-- Aztec Ruins National Monument
-- St. Augustine and Castillo de San Marcos
-- Colonial Pemaquid, Maine
-- San Antonio Missions National Historic Park
-- French fur trappers' rendezvous site, Grand Portage National Monument
-- Lewis and Clark's key outpost, Fort Clatsop, OR
-- Russian outpost, Fort Ross State Historic Park
-- Gold rush ghost town Bodie State Historic Park
-- Fruita Orchards, Capital Reef National Park.