Homes and Libraries of the Presidents - Third Edition (Homes & Libraries of the Presidents)

William G. Clotworthy

ISBN 10: 0939923343 / ISBN 13: 9780939923342

Verlag: McDonald and Woodward Publishing, 2008

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Homes and Libraries of the Presidents identifies, describes, and provides sources of additional information to almost one hundred homes, libraries, and museums that commemorate one or more of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to George W. Bush. Each president's life and home is put into personal and historical context. The book has three sections.Section one provides an overview of the historical significance of presidential homes and museums, discusses restoration and preservation efforts, and traces the federal government s role, through the National Park Service and the National Archives, in administering and maintaining these sites.Section two the most extensive part of the book presents short anecdotal biographies of each president, followed by a description of the relevant home, museum, or library sites. Basic locational and access information is also provided for each site.Section three identifies sources of additional information related to the theme of the book, and provides lists of presidential birthplaces, burial sites, and associations related to presidential history.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: After spending 42 years in the advertising and broadcasting industry, where he worked with such television icons as Groucho Marx, Johnny Carson, and Milton Berle and spent twelve years as censor for "Saturday Night Live" William Clotworthy retired and began to travel, to lecture, and to write. Now he turns his attention to identifying and describing sites commemorating American presidents a subject of his own personal interest and one for which he found a lack of solid information as he began his travels across the country. One result is this comprehensive and enjoyable interpretive guidebook. Clotworthy is also the author of Presidential Sites: A Directory of Places associated with Presidents of the United States (1998; $22.95) and In the Footsteps of George Washington (2002; $24.95).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Homes and Libraries of the Presidents - ...
Verlag: McDonald and Woodward Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: 3. Auflage