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In the founders' footsteps : landmarks of the American Revolution / Adam Van Doren, with watercolors by the author ; foreword by Nathaniel Philbrick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Doren, Adam, 1962- author, illustrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic sites--United States.
- Historic sites.
- United States.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Museums.
- History.
- Museums.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Monuments.
- Monuments.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Battlefields.
- Battlefields.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Godine, 2022.
- Summary:
- "A tour through the original thirteen colonies in search of historical sites and their stories in America's founding. Obscure, well-known, off-the-beaten path, urban, here are taverns, meeting houses, battlefields, forts, monuments, homes whose rich heritage all combine to define our country-the places where daring people forged a revolution. There is always something new to be found in America's past that also brings greater clarity to our present, and the future we choose to make as a nation. Author and artist Adam Van Doren traveled from Maine to Georgia in that spirit. There are thirty-seven landmarks included, with fifteen additional locations noted in brief. From the Bunker Hill monument in Massachusetts to the Camden Battlefield Site in South Carolina, this is a tour of an American cultural landscape with a curious, perceptive, and insightful guide. The reader steps inside cabins at Valley Forge where nearly two thousand soldiers perished during a cruel winter, meets the chef at Philadelphia's City Tavern where the menu is based on 18th century fare, seeks out the Swamp Fox in Georgia, visits the homes of Alexander Hamilton, John and Abigail Adams, the Joseph Webb House on the Connecticut River where French general Rochambeau made plans with Washington, and much more. An unvarnished view, we also see Philipsburg Manor, in Sleepy Hollow, New York, where Blacks were once held as slaves to work in the Hudson River Valley. For armchair travelers and anyone fascinated by Americana, Van Doren has created an unforgettable journey through history. We see the Founders-both their stunning achievements and chilling moral failures-where they lived, fought, and agreed on a common purpose, to create a nation whose future and legacy is continually evolving"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Historic sites
- The sweet project / Hamilton Grange
- A living museum / Colonial Williamsburg
- Hallowed ground / Bunker Hill Monument
- Fatal march / Benedict Arnold's Trail, Major Reuben Colburn House
- Of poets and generals / Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
- Knox's triumph / Dorchester Heights Monument, Henry Knox Trail
- Where freedom rang / Independence Hall
- A narrow escape / The Old Stone House
- The higher ground / Morris-Jumel Mansion
- Final plea / Billop House (Conference House)
- Turning the tide / Nassau Hall, Clarke House Museum
- A taste of history / CityTavern
- House of war / Cliveden Manor (The Chew House)
- Winter of discontent / Valley Forge Historic Site
- The great chain / Hudson River Chain Monument
- A dark past / Philipsburg Manor
- Allies in arms / Rochambeau Monument
- Without mercy / Camden Battlefield Site
- The swamp fox / Francis Marion Statue, City of Charleston
- Planter patriot / George Washington's Gardens
- A family legacy / Peacefield (John Adams House)
- Soldier spy / Major John Andre Monument, Yale Art Gallery
- Meeting of minds / Webb Dean Stevens Museum
- A secret setting / Poplar Forest
- The crowning victory / Yorktown Battlefield Colonial Historical Park
- Washington's adieu / Fraunces Tavern
- A man for all seasons / Franklin Court Printing Office
- A noble gesture / Maryland State House, Capitol Rotunda
- Voice of the people / Thomas Paine Plaque, Thomas Paine Monument
- Hero of the sea / Crypt of John Paul Jones, United States Naval Academy, John Paul Jones Historic House Museum
- Appendices
- Additional landmarks noted in brief
- Maps
- Timeline
- Who's who
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781567926620
- 1567926622
- OCLC:
- 1261879352
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