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    Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History
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    Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History

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    About this audiobook

    The centerpiece of a major national campaign to indentify and preserve forgotten history, Here Is Where is acclaimed historian Andrew Carroll's fascinating journey of discovery in which he travels to each of America's fifty states and explores locations where remarkable individuals once lived or where the incredible or momentous occurred.

    Sparking the idea for this audiobook was Carroll's visit to the spot where Abraham Lincoln's son was once saved by the brother of Lincoln's assassin.  Carroll wondered, How many other unmarked places are there where intriguing events unfolded -- or where extraordinary men and women made their mark?  And then it came to him: the idea of spotlighting great hidden history by traveling the length and breadth of the United States, searching for buried historical treasure.

    In Here Is Where, Carroll drives, flies, boats, hikes, kayaks and trains into the past, and in so doing, uncovers stories that inspire thoughtful contemplation, occasional hilarity and often, awe. Among the things we learn:

    • Where the oldest sample of DNA in North America was discovered
    • Which obscure American scientist saved 400 million lives
    • Which famous FBI agent was the brother of a notorious gangster
    • Which cemetery contains one million graves - but only one marked
    • How a 14 year old boy invented television

    Featured prominently in Here Is Where are an abundance of firsts (including the first elevator, the first modern anesthesia, the first cremation, and the first murder conviction based on forensic evidence), outrages (from massacres, to forced sterilizations, to kidnappings) and breakthroughs (from the invention of the M-1 carbine to the recovery of the last existing sample of Spanish Flu to the building of the rocket that made possible space travel).

    A profound reminder that the ground we walk is often the top sedimentary layer of amazing past events, Here Is Where represents just the first step in an ongoing project that will recruit citizen historians to preserve what should be remembered.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 14, 2013
    ISBN9780307750716
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    • 4/5
      America from the angle of what we (mostly) don't choose to memorialize and where it happened. The good, the bad, the ugly are each given a brief turn or return to the spotlight. Interesting but not terribly compelling, it was amusing that the author could become bored in seconds by a tourist's enthusiasm for old furniture.
    • 3/5
      I love a good non-fiction book that teaches me something about culture, history or art. This book will give you little tidbits of information that will be useful when traveling, at cocktail parties or just when you want to drop a little knowledge to impress. Worth a read!
    • 3/5
      A collection of stories about little known historical events and the author's search for what remains of these sites. There are so many of them, that anyone should be able to find something of interest. My favorite was the story about how anesthesia was discovered and began to be used for dental and medical purposes.
    • 5/5
      A fun way to learn a lot of history -- some obscure, some I probably should have known all along, but didn't. Very well written, and the extensive research of the author is obvious. I found one little date discrepancy, but otherwise, can't think of a single reason not to recommend this book to everyone I know!
    • 5/5
      Awesome book of one man's search for historical places that don't have historical markers. He travels around the U.S. to search for lost and forgotten history.
    • 4/5
      I found this to be a really fascinating book especially if you are a fellow lover of history. The author traveled around the country visiting the places that for the most part are forgotten. Some things I knew about like Edison electrocuting that poor elephant at the Jersey Shore but most stories related in the book were new to me like how doggedly Washington pursued an escaped slave that belonged to his wife. Not the way you normally think of the founding father. The book is broken up into sections covering among other topics explorers, the growth of land, crimes and lawsuits, inventions, medical pioneers, and the forgotten dead. The invention section was a little dry for me but my husband would have absolutely loved it. There is something for everyone in this book. My fourteen year old daughter even used it for a writing project over the summer for her IB class. If you want something interesting to talk about at your next holiday gathering then grab this book. It would also make a really nice gift. On a final note I think the author did a really great thing by singing the praises of the all of the people across this country who work on a mainly volunteer basis in order to keep history alive. They staff the outposts and historical sites so that we can learn about these important places that might otherwise go completely forgotten. A lot of these folks are elderly and retired and when they go what they know goes with them unless the we bother to find out about it. If nothing else I will take away from this book the desire to speak to the older generation to find out some of their stories. I am sure I will be surprised by what these living historians have seen and experienced.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this one! It was a good read for summer, as there's a "history road trip" feel to the whole thing as Carroll travels the U.S. in search of sites where lesser-known historical events occurred. He picks a good variety of events and keeps things moving at a enjoyable pace. Highly recommended!
    • 5/5
      4.5 StarsA smart, humorous, and well-researched book about obscure historical places and people and their significance in American history. The work is fun and informative, the writing has a nice flow to it, and it's been done respectfully. One of the best historical and anecdotal travelogues I have come across in a while. Recommended for history buffs and road trip fanatics. I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.
    • 3/5
      Some great history and some that I skimmed over. I loved the Dowagiac Train Station, Paris-Cope Service Station, The Remains of Prometheus, and Mankato River Bank. It is so interesting to think of all the places we drive by every day where something historical happened, yet we know nothing about it. Thank goodness for authors like Andrew Carroll who take the time to investigate these sites. think there is enough variety in this book to appeal to most everyone. It is definitely a great read for any history buff. I
    • 5/5
      Andrew Carroll’s chronicling of his search for, and travels to, little known locations of historical importance that have been forgotten or ignored was an intriguing concept upon seeing the cover for “Here is Where”. Upon finishing the book, I can say that Carroll turned said concept into wonderful book that was a combination of investigative history and travel log that was hard to put down at the end of my lunch hour and work breaks.Carroll’s begins the book by giving the reasons he decided to go cross country, numerous times it turned out, and write about places and individuals forgotten by popular history. As Carroll learns on his travels, that just like that particular point in his life, it’s the circumstances surrounding the events in question that determined if they were remembered or not. And without rehashing the entire book, Carroll is able to find interesting links between these forgotten facets of history that connect them to one another and even his own life and family.Carroll is careful to write about the individuals and organizations that helped him to find the exact locations he was looking throughout his travels not only in the acknowledgements at the end of the book, but in the text itself. Carroll highlights the local historical society volunteers or local history hobbyists that are sometimes the only individuals in a town that know the interesting facts of where they live. And on rare occasions, Carroll is able to surprise even these individuals with what he’s discovered.Although even this paperback edition have mistakes that weren’t corrected from the hardcover print namely some incorrect dates, spelling, and grammar; they are forgive able because their very few and far between which made them noticeable. The biggest let down was the Carroll wrote about taken numerous photographs of the locations he visited, but none where in the book! Even though Carroll did write very good descriptions, a picture is worth a thousand words.“Here is Where”, is a wonderful read for anyone interested in history and takes out the big themes that academic historians seem to want to force fit things into. Andrew Carroll reveals that important historical moments are not always remembered, but are nonetheless still relevant in the 21st Century by giving better perspective on events that are well remembered. I can’t stress enough how much I recommend this book.I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.
    • 4/5
      Author Andrew Carroll was inspired to write this book after visiting the spot where Abraham Lincoln’s son was saved by the brother of Lincoln’s assassin. He sought out forgotten places filled with history. The book is broken up into short chapters, each with a different topic. It is a fairly quick read because you can read a little at a time and then go back to it later.I’m not sure why some were included as “forgotten history” as the stories and places are fairly well known. Some of the stories start out interesting, but then start to fizzle out. The stories sometimes tend to drift and I wish he had stayed on point! Quite a few of the stories, however, are fascinating. The ones I found most interesting: Mound City, about a disaster worse than the titanic; Hart Island, a huge potters field; and Robert Goddard’s Backyard, a real rocket scientist. I question the addition of a couple of the stories. One was a racial incident which made neither side look good. A page of jokes about Jehovah’s Witnesses was the way the author chose to start a chapter on the abuse and discrimination against the Jehovah Witnesses. Overall, the book is an interesting and unique collection of stories. Blogging for Books provided this book to me for free in exchange for an honest review."
    • 5/5
      If any book cries out for an app, this book certainly does. The places visited in this book are ripe with history. They present a fascinating insight into the people and places in our country that are perhaps little known, yet full of meaning and importance. Who wouldn't want to see the place where John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin Booth, saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln? Do you think the Spanish Flu of 1918 that killed millions worldwide started in Spain? No, it first surfaced in rural Kansas. Like to know where the first American funeral cremation occurred? Henry Laurens of South Carolina, one of this country's founding fathers, placed in his will the uncommon request to have his body burned until utterly consumed, after his death in 1792. Could D. B. Cooper have hijacked a second plane? A hijacking occurred over Utah about five months after D. B. Cooper's first hijacking. It had all the earmarks of Cooper's and the man fit Cooper's description. When he jumped from the plane the hijacker floated to earth with a parachute and a duffel bag with $500,000 dollars. This is a great book full of intriguing, little known facts centered in unheralded places across the United States. Book provided for review by Amazon Vine.