STEMBER : The bicentennial guide to the American Revolution (fülszöveg)
Here is the best guide to the battlefields of the American Revolution, with directions to the sites of little-known skirmishes as well as the famous forts and encampments. Divided geographically into three volumes, the Bicentennial Guide covers more than 600 sites altogether, in every case telling the modern traveler how to get there from major highways and cities; what the site looks like now and how it appeared 200 years ago; what happened there; and who were the leading figures involved. Besides battlegrounds and other military sites, the Bicentennial Guide covers cities and towns that played a part in the Revolution, as well as the routes of march taken by several generals. No guide to the American Revolution on this scale has been attempted for more than a century, and yet the Bicentennial Guide is far from being ponderous. Written in an easy, infectious style that reflects the author's enthusiasm for his subject, the book will attract the armchair history buff along with the family on a summer vacation or a weekend jaunt – for whom it will be indispensable.
Volume I, "The War in the North," covers New York (city and state), a bit of Canada, and the many important sites in the New England states. From Ticonderoga and Crown Point, the reader goes north to witness the action in the "fourteenth colony" (Quebec) and then follows "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne south to his decisive and crucial defeat at Saratoga. There follows a survey of the Hudson River sites, including a fascinating account of Benedict Arnold's treason and Major Andre's trail through Westchester County, along with ample detail on the sites in New York City and environs. Moving to New England, the book covers Maine and New Hampshire before dwelling on Massachusetts, where it all began – Lexington and Concord as well as the sites in Salem and Boston. Finally, there is an account of naval action in Rhode Island and armed maneuvers in Connecticut, such as the Danbury Raid. This volume includes maps of all the states described along with plans of Quebec, New York, and Boston.
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Volume III, "The War in the South," covers the far-flung action south of the Potomac, beginning with the British siege of Savannah and concluding with the war's end, at Yorktown, Virginia. This is the least-known area of the Revolution, and many of the battles here were complex affairs, concerned as much with local quarrels between planter and backwoodsman as with the greater issues dividing Whig and Tory. Here the modern traveler can experience a special sense of adventure, following the author in his truly pioneering expeditions to back-country sites. The book proceeds north from Georgia, covering the siege of Charleston and the other South Carolina sites, including Eutaw Springs, King's Mountain, and Cowpens, before moving into North Carolina. Following the actions at Hillsboro and Guilford Courthouse, the book concludes with the lightning raids and countermarches that characterize the war in Virginia. There are maps in this volume of all four southern states as well as of Savannah and Charleston.
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