The Historic Sites Survey And National Historic Landmarks Program

Excerpt from The Historic Sites Survey and National Historic Landmarks Program: A History In marking the golden anniversary with this history, I have tried to avoid the celebratory treatment often accorded on such occasions. A eulogy might serve public relations, but it would not serve public under standing. Nor would it serve those in a position to advance the landmarks program through a better appreciation of its weaknesses as well as its strengths. What follows, then, attempts to portray the reality of the program-both its shortcomings and its successes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.