Travels through American History in the Mid-Atlantic
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-1514-7 (ISBN)
Mitchell contrasts the ornate decor of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, for example, with the passionate debates that led to the Declaration of Independence, and the tranquil beauty of today's Harpers Ferry with the trauma its citizens endured during the Civil War, when the town six times fell to opposing forces. Excerpts from eyewitness accounts further humanize key moments in the national story. Hand-drawn maps evoke the historical era by depicting the natural features that so often affected the course of events. This engaging blend of history and travel will appeal to visiting tourists, area residents seeking weekend diversions, history buffs, and armchair travelers.
Charles W. Mitchell is the editor of Maryland Voices of the Civil War, also published by Johns Hopkins, winner of the Founders Award from the Museum of the Confederacy. A former travel writer for the Baltimore Sun, he and his wife, Elizabeth Church Mitchell, live in an eighteenth-century stone farmhouse in Parkton, Maryland.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
2. St. Mary's City
3. Fort Frederick
4. Independence National Historical Park
5. Valley Forge
6. Fort McHenry and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
7. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
8. The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
9. Harpers Ferry
10. Civil War Richmond
11. Antietam
12. Civil War Washington
13. Gettysburg
14. Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania
15. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
16. Petersburg and the Road to Appomattox
Side Trips
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.1.2015 |
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Co-Autor | Elizabeth Church Mitchell |
Zusatzinfo | 23 Maps |
Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 318 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
Reisen ► Reiseführer | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4214-1514-3 / 1421415143 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4214-1514-7 / 9781421415147 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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