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SR CENTER/LARGE TYPE/973/GAGE,B
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515 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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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
"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"--
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