Places in Time: A New Atlas of American History
- ISBN-10
- 0618311130
- ISBN-13
- 9780618311132
- Category
- Atlases
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-06-23
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Authors
- Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley
Description
Describes twenty sites that have helped shape America's history, from Saratoga and Gettysburg to Philadelphia and Ellis Island, and explains their significance.
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