Arlington National Cemetery: A Guided Tour through History

by Cynthia Parzych

Publisher:

Globe Pequot

, 2009

Walk through America’s most sacred ground and
come to know the people and events that have shaped history

Known for its more than 300,000 graves and for iconic monuments including the John F. Kennedy gravesite and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery is one of America’s most important historical landmarks. This book brings you face-to-face as never before with the people and events that have shaped its history. It features:

- An introduction that sets Arlington National Cemetery in historical context

- A timeline that adds further texture to the history described

- A historical tour of key graves, including concise biographies of those who rest there  

- Nearby places to stay, eat, and visit 

- Archival and color photos throughout

- Two PopOut maps—an archival map, and another showing the cemetery today

About the Timeline series

These one-of-a-kind books bring you face to face with the people and events that have shaped American history and who have left their mark on some of the nation’s most important historical landmarks and locations.

Features

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Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Virginia

Walk through America's most sacred ground and come to know the people and events that have shaped history

Product Details

• Title : Arlington National Cemetery: A Guided Tour through History
• Author: Parzych, Cynthia
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• ISBN: 9780762758111

About Cynthia Parzych

Born and educated in Connecticut, Cynthia Parzych is a writer, book publisher, editor, and professional chef. She lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut, in The Old Parsonage, built in 1693, where she runs her publishing company and a food business using the produce grown on her property and sourced locally to make sauces, soups, pesto, pickles, vinegars. jams, and marmalades all sold from her house and farm stand under The Old Parsonage label.