Saving America's Treasures

by TBD, Foreword by

• ISBN13: 9780792279426
• ISBN10: 0792279425
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

Spearheaded by such luminaries as First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and influential preservationists Richard Moe, the groundbreaking Save America's Treasures campaign is showcased in this tribute to American's rich heritage. Items targeted by the campaign include Babe Ruth's scrapbooks and Louis Armstrong's archives. Photos.

Table of Contents

Preserving America's Story	7	(19)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Founding Father's Papers	12	(2)
Congressional Cemetery	14	(2)
Star-Spangled Banner	16	(3)
Saving Our Treasure and Ourselves	19	(8)
Ray Suarez
Political Leanings
There and Then	27	(32)
Thomas Mallon
Sewall-Belmont House	34	(2)
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest	36	(2)
Lewis and Clark Herbarium	38	(2)
The Lincoln and Soldiers' Home	40	(2)
Manzanar Internment Camp	42	(4)
Harriet Tubman Home	46	(2)
Valley Forge Winter Encampment	48	(2)
Aviation Nose Art, WW II	50	(2)
Old Charleston City Jail	52	(2)
Val-Kill Cottage, Home of Eleanor Roosevelt	54	(5)
American Diversions
Coney Island Reverie	59	(38)
Francine Prose
Colonial Theatre	66	(2)
Babe Ruth's Scrapbooks	68	(2)
Asbury Park Convention Hall	70	(4)
American Film Archives	74	(2)
Ca d'Zan, Home of John and Mable Ringling	76	(4)
Conservatory of Flowers	80	(2)
Schooner Yacht Coronet	82	(2)
Louis Armstrong Archives	84	(4)
The Mount, Home of Edith Wharton	88	(2)
Vista House at Crown Point	90	(2)
Taliesin, Home of Frank Lloyd Wright	92	(5)
Communities of Faith
Searching for Higher Ground	97	(26)
Phyllis Theroux
African Meeting House	104	(2)
Ebenezer Baptist Church	106	(2)
Mormon Row	108	(2)
Maui Jinsha Shrine	110	(2)
San Esteban del Rey Mission	112	(2)
Prairie Churches	114	(2)
Breed Street Shul	116	(2)
St. Louis Cemeteries, 1 and 2	118	(5)
Nation at Work
Temples of Industry	123	(30)
Henry Petroski
Pullman Factory and Town	130	(4)
Thomas Edison's Invention Theory	134	(2)
Portland Observatory	136	(2)
Thomas Day House	138	(2)
Tenth Street Bridge	140	(2)
Washburn-Crosby ``A'' Mill	142	(2)
Michigan Lighthouses	144	(2)
B & O Roundhouse	146	(2)
Teeple Barn	148	(5)
Land of The Free
On This Site	153	(22)
Ian Frazier
Castle Clinton	160	(2)
Mesa Verde Cliff Dwelling Sites	162	(4)
Native American Artwork	166	(2)
Angle Island Immigration Station	168	(2)
Ybor City	170	(5)
Afterword	175	(5)
Richard Moe
Index of Save America's Treasure Official Projects	180