Explorer's Guide to America's Revolutionary War (eBook)

Robert M. Dunkerly (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2022
464 Seiten
Blue and Gray Education Society (Verlag)
978-1-4696-7676-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Jam-packed with full-color images, detailed maps, and hundreds of historic sites, An Explorers Guide to Americas Revolutionary War is the ultimate travel guide to Americas fight for freedom and democracy. Written by acclaimed historian Robert M. Dunkerly, this indispensable handbook takes you from colonial unrest to full-grown war to the creation of a new nation. The book is the recipient of a Silver Medal in the 2023 Lowell Thomas Awards (Guidebook) from the Society of American Travel Writers. Sidebars highlight important people, significant events, and interesting facts for a deeper understanding of the war. A Taste of Historys chef Walter Staib provides insight into the culinary side with a series of features. Inside youll also find:* Comprehensive information on historic houses, battlefields, churches, monuments, national historic sites, museums, historical markers, and more* Detailed visitor information on how to visit each site* 9 walking tours of revolutionary cities with step-by-step directions and colorful maps* Overview maps for each state that include battles and points of interest, plus detailed battlefield maps that highlight the action* A list of the 25 most important events to put the war into historical perspective* A fact-filled chapter providing a Revolutionary War primer

Autor

Robert M. (Bert) Dunkerly is an award-winning author and speaker. He is a park ranger at the Richmond National Battlefield Park and serves on the Preservation Commission for the American Revolution Round Table–Richmond. Dunkerly is the author of over a dozen books including Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776-1782 and Women of the Revolution: Bravery and Sacrifice on the Southern Battlefields.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.11.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 376 color plates., 41 maps, index, 9 walking tours with maps, 6 in-depth sidebars, 5 lists of dates of importance, 9 Revolutionary city highlights,
• Verlagsort: Chapel Hill
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4696-7676-1 / 1469676761
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-7676-0 / 9781469676760