The writers of this travel guide seek to introduce the reader to the pleasures of exploring historic America - in particular, the preserved and restored plantations and museum villages of the Southern landscape. The book covers 68 such sites with directions, opening times and entrance fees.
This is a guidebook to 20 of America's 19th-centiry utopian communities, from the buildings and furnishings of Hancock Shaker Village to the gardens at Old Salem which reflect the country's long-standing fascination with idyllic societies isolated the rest of humanity.
This is an ideal travel guide to touring presidential homes and museums. It invites American history enthusiasts to journey through the private lives of US presidents—from George Washington to George W. Bush—by visiting their family homes and the libraries and museums honouring their presidencies.