| International Standard Book Number |
9781420537314
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| International Standard Book Number |
1420537318
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
973
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| Personal Name |
Gage, Beverly, author.
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| Title Statement |
This land is your land : a road trip through U.S. history / Beverly Gage.
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| Edition Statement |
Large print edition.
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| Imprint |
[Waterville, ME] : Throndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
515 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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| Series Statement |
Thorndike Press large print nonfiction.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| 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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| Summary, Etc. |
"Ride along with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage asshe 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.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Automobile travel United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Museums United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Historic sites United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Historical reenactments United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History Miscellanea.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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| Series Added Entry-Uniform Title |
Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.
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