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Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History Audiobook
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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.
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“Both a fascinating excavation of under-appreciated events and agents and a compelling analysis of what binds us together, Here Is Where makes for rich and vivid reading.”
— Les Standiford, New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Adam Home
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“This is a terrific book…[It’s] refreshingly original, fast-paced, entertaining, and always insightful.”
— Steven M. Gillon, scholar-in-residence at the History Channel and New York Times bestselling author The Pact -
“Great storytelling can be wonderfully addictive. Here Is Where captured me completely—I couldn’t put it down.”
— Jeff Shaara, New York Times bestselling author of Gods of Generals and Blaze of Glory -
“Impressive…Carroll has discovered a way of doing history that, once you see it, seems so obvious, indeed right under your nose or feet.”
— Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Founding Brothers -
“Part travelogue, part history, this book should be required reading for anyone interested in America’s past.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“Amiable pop history.”
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“In Here Is Where, one of our best historian-sleuths, Andrew Carroll, has given us a fresh and irresistible approach to experiencing history.”
— James Donovan, author of A Terrible Glory and The Blood of Heroes -
“America has always had among its citizenry a number of individuals whose legacy is immense but unappreciated, and Carroll has truly done them justice.”
— Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and Killing Rommel -
“Here is Where is a captivating, thoroughly enjoyable journey across the country with a friend who knows all the cool places to stop and have a look.”
— Gregory A. Freeman, author of The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys and The Forgotten 500
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About Andrew Carroll
Andrew Carroll’s books, War Letters and Letters of a Nation, were New York Times bestsellers. In 1998, he founded the Legacy Project, a national, all-volunteer effort to honor and remember our nation’s veterans by seeking out and saving their letters. He is editing this book on a pro bono basis. Carroll lives in Washington, DC.