America's historic sites.(Reference Books).(Review)

America's historic sites. Ed. by editors of Salem Pr. and Tracy Irons-Georges. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem, 2001.3 vols. alkaline $315 (ISBN 0-89356-122-3)

This three-volume guide describes in detail 135 famous U.S. sites. Nearly all of the detailed essays appeared originally in volume 1 of the International Dictionary of Historic Places (Fitzroy Dearborn, 1994-96). Here, those essays have been reformatted for easier reading with subheadings, shorter paragraphs, and clearer layout for topic summaries and lists of further reading. In this new version, at least one site in every state, plus the District of Columbia, receives a major profile. In addition, all fifty-one main …