Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites

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In this newly updated book, C-SPAN provides a comprehensive guide to the final resting places of our nations presidents. As much about the presidents' lives as it is about their burial sites and how to visit them, this book belongs in the glove box of every traveler and the bedside table of every American history fan. Contributions from presidential historian Richard Norton Smith and an afterword by historian Douglas Brinkley add to this unique look at the American presidency.

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Brian Lamb is C-SPAN's chairman and CEO and longtime on-camera interviewer, noted for his just the facts style of interviewing. Many of the essays in this book are drawn from Booknotes, Lamb's long-running author-interview program, while others were conducted for C-SPAN's special history series on Lincoln and on the American presidency. Lamb lives in Arlington, Virginia.