The Ideals Guide to Presidential Homes and Libraries

by Peggy Schaefer

Another great travel guide from Ideals Publications. Every presidential home and library open to the public is included. Homes and places are arranged by president, along with a short biography, a memorable quote, and a color painting or photgraph of the president. Following this personal look at each president are the places associated with him, (and in a few cases with his first lady) each with the address, telephone number , website address, hours of operation and a description of the place itself. Also included are maps. This is a travel book as well as a look at history from the perspective of the presidents' homes and what they tell us about each man and his family.

Genres: Travel, History

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sara Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a guide book for historic sites related to Presidents of the United States. However, it reads as much more than that. Each President is detailed with a summary of his life and presidency and a blurb from one of his speeches. I really enjoyed the information and learned a lot. There are many more presidential sites than I knew and the book is very detailed. There is a lot of information about each site and really helpful maps and pictures,

[Michael Lucas]

I'm interested in presidential libraries and have lucky enough to already visit three. When traveling, I always look to see what libraries will be near by so that I can spend a few hours browsing the history and exhibits of past presidents. My favorite part of the experience is the replica set up of the Oval Office from when the person was serving as President. This book will help me to better plan for my visits.