The Living Past of America: A pictorial treasury of our historic houses and villages that have been preserved and restored

Here is fascinating new kind of history, a de luxe, useful volume on the American way of life. It presents a clear view of the American past, as seen through its many landmarks that symbolize our heritage from bygone days, and are identified with our history. There are several thousand such places, and from the most important of them Mr. Vanderbilt has made a representative selection of several hundred to give a panoramic view, an American Cavalcade through three and a half centuries and across the 48 states. Each of these houses or villages is described, with exterior, interior and detail pictures plus an account of the historic events or elements that make it important.