Famous Americans: A Directory of Museums, Historical Sites and Memorials

This 2013 directory of noteworthy American cultural sites does double duty as an encyclopedia containing brief descriptions of the lives and “accomplishments of 409 “famous” people memorialized in museums, historic sites and memorials”. The book is written by Victor J. Danilov, a former director of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and the founder of the Museum Management Program at the University of Colorado. The entries, while brief, are informative and provide useful context for each site. Descriptions are grouped into 26 categories, including actors, aviators/astronauts, educators, explorers, outlaws, social activists and so on. Some figures, such as...