Arlington National Cemetery: A Guided Tour through History

by Cynthia Parzych

Walk through America's most sacred ground andcome 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 - 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.

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Marisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice, brief little history of Arlington National Cemetery. I would've liked to see more focus on women buried there as well as other people of color because it was all very old white man-y, which is obviously to be expected since history is pretty much overrun and written by old white men. So I get why there isn't talk about anything else, but this book was published in 2009, so it's disappointing to see that there was absolutely no mention of any of the nurses' memorials and the little bits about people of color were minor compared to the rest of the book. Maybe I'm putting too many of my 2019 values on a book that's 10 years old, but there you go.

If you're looking for a very basic kind of CliffsNotes of Arlington's history and some important graves, then this is definitely worth a read! If you're looking for more of the hidden gems as well as some diverse stories, though, you're bound to be a little disappointed as I was.

[Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read. So much history!