Category: History Publisher: The History Press
ISBN-10: 1609497260
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 157
Copyright: 2012
ISBN-13: 9781609497262
Price: $17.99 (eBook)
A virtual tour of Long Island, New York to see many of its historic sites.
In addition to background information about the area's better known sites, the book explores the location of the U.S. Navy's first submarine base, where the first passenger flights to Europe originated, Charles Lindbergh's historic Atlantic crossing and the home of America's first published African-American poet.
This book explores how U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy failed to stand up to Soviet aggression during the early Cold War—despite America's overwhelming nuclear advantage.
Experience the early 20th century in Michigan's Upper Peninsula through the artistic camera lens of J.W. Nara, one of the Copper Country's earliest professional photographers. This collection of historic photos brings the "Copper Boom" era back to li