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All Around America
Contents

Introduction vi

1.The Statue of Liberty  1

A Beacon of Freedom

2. The Boston Freedom Trail  7

A Walk in Revolutionary America

3. Lowell National Historical Park  13

The Industrial Revolution in America

4. Gettysburg  19

Civil War Battlefield

5. Chicago  25

Birthplace of the Skyscraper

6. St. Louis   31

Gateway to the West

7. Mount Rushmore  37

A Tribute to Four Presidents

8. The Oregon Trail   43

The Way West to Fortunes and Farmlands

9. Alaska   49

Big and Beautiful

10. Hawaii   55

The Aloha State

11. The Golden Gate Bridge   61

San Francisco's Famous Landmark

12. The Grand Canyon   67

America's Great Natural Wonder

13. Mesa Verde National Park   73

Home of the Ancient Anasazi

14. Remember the Alamo!   79

Texas' War for Independence

15. New Orleans   85

A Cultural Mélange

16. Kennedy Space Center   91

The Exploration of Space

17. The Castillo de San Marcos   97

Spain in the New World

18. Washington, D.C.   103

A City of Memorials and Monuments

Fact Sheets   111

Review by Theresa Konchan

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