Book Description

An especially timely exploration of American values as embodied in fifteen of our most visited and cherished historical sites.

Setting out to look for America in this spring of 1990, William Zinsser made thoughtful pilgrimages to some of our nation's most visited and cherished historic sites. Mount Rushmore. Rockefeller Center.Yellowstone Park. Pearl Harbor. Appomattox. Kitty Hawk. The Alamo, Niagara Falls. At these and his other "iconic" destinations Zinsser unlearned cliched assumptions and rediscovered "fundamantal truths about America." Originally published in 1992, American Places is now more timely and significant than ever.

William Zinsser is an editor, teacher and writer. His sixteen books include the classic On Writing Well . He lives in New York City.

From the Publisher

In the spring of 1990, William Zinsser, author of the bestselling classic On Writing Well, “set out to look for America.” His thoughtful pilgrimage took him from Mount Rushmore to Rockefeller Center, from Pearl Harbor to Kitty Hawk, and on to eleven other noteworthy places where “fundamental truths about America” were to be encountered, and relearned. Originally published in 1992. With an updated Introduction by the author.