The writers of this travel guide seek to introduce the reader to the pleasures of exploring historic America - in particular, the preserved and restored plantations and museum villages of the Southern landscape. The book covers 68 such sites with directions, opening times and entrance fees.

For serious historians and casual tourists alike, Pathways to the Presidency is an ideal travel guide to touring presidential homes and museums. Gerald and Patricia Gutek invite American history enthusiasts to journey through the private lives of our presidents-from George Washington to George W. Bush-by visiting the family homes of our former chief executives as well as the libraries and museums honoring their presidencies. Aided by the Guteks' extensive research and concise biographies of each of their subjects, readers of this handy guidebook can deepen their knowledge of these central...