Historic Places - Explore America Author:Editors of Reader's Digest "There is properly no history, only biography," wrote essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thus the writers and photographers who contributed to this volume give us history -- through the biographies of places where people and events have shaped a nation. Part I presents 10 of America's most interesting historic places. ... more »Part II, the Gazetteer, provides photographs, maps, and capsule descriptions of 25 others. Legends explaining the symbols for facilities and map features can be found on front and back inside covers.