The American Revolution : a historical guidebook Frances H. Kennedy, editor

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Battlefields--Guidebooks.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Monuments--Guidebooks.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Museums--Guidebooks.

Historic sites--United States--Guidebooks.

Historic sites.

United States--Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

unpaginated : ill., maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Uncorrected advance sample pages

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"Every year, more than a million people visit Minute Man National Historic Park in Concord, Massachusetts, where the shot heard 'round the world was fired and the War of Independence began--and nearly three and a half million visit Yorktown National Battlefield, where it was won. In The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook, Frances H. Kennedy provides nearly 150 entries arranged in order of their chronological significance that allow readers not simply to experience these places from our past, but to understand what happened there. The list is encyclopedic: battlefields, encampments, forts, museums, meeting houses, gathering places, and more, from Faneuil Hall in Boston to Cowpens in South Carolina. To bring each site to life, Kennedy integrates primary sources, extracts from the works of prize-winning historians, and supporting material such as maps and guides to further reading. Contemporary letters and debates immerse readers in history, allowing them to relive dramatic scenes, while America's foremost historians--including David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, Mary Beth Norton, David Hackett Fischer, Gordon Wood, and Pauline Maier--explain the significance of key developments and offer context. Based upon the best writing of the best historical minds of the last half-century, this book focuses brings the Revolutionary War to life"-- Provided by publisher.

"The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook is both a guide to the most significant places of the Revolutionary War and a guide to the most authoritative books on the subject. The book presents, in chronological order, nearly 150 of the most significant battles and historic sites, and draws on essays from scholars in the field including John Ferling, Barbara Tuchman, and David McCullough"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Foreword

To the Reader

Acknowledgments

Introduction: From the Treaty of Paris to the Occupation of Boston

Places of the American Revolution

1. Boston Common, Massachusetts

2. Faneuil Hall, Massachusetts

3. Old State House, Massachusetts

4. Old South Meeting House, Massachusetts

5. Carpenters' Hall, Pennsylvania

6. Old North Church, Massachusetts

7. Buckman Tavern, Massachusetts

8. Colonel James Barrett Farm, Massachusetts

9. Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

10. Fort Ticonderoga, New York

11. Crown Point, New York

12. Independence Hall and Yard, Pennsylvania

13. Bunker Hill, Massachusetts

14. Old Cambridge, Massachusetts

15. Cambridge Common Encampment, Massachusetts

16. Gloucester, Massachusetts

17. Edmund Fowle House, Massachusetts

18. Fort Western, Maine

19. Williamsburg Powder Magazine, Virginia

20. Great Bridge, Virginia

21. Marblehead Town House, Massachusetts

22. Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts

23. Moores Creek, North Carolina

24. Halifax, North Carolina

25. Nikwasi, North Carolina

26. Charleston, South Carolina

27. Independence Hall and Yard, Pennsylvania

28. Bentley/Conference House, New York

29. Pell's Point, New York

30. Valcour Island, New York

31. Newport, Rhode Island

32. Fort Washington, New York

33. Fort Lee, New Jersey

34. Mount Holly, New Jersey

35. Thompson-Neely House, Pennsylvania

36. Trenton, New Jersey

37. Trenton Barracks, New Jersey

38. Princeton, New Jersey

39. Nassau Hall, New Jersey

40. Morristown, New Jersey

41. Ridgefield and Compo Hill, Connecticut

42. Keeler Tavern, Connecticut

43. Fort St. Mark, Florida

44. Thomas Creek, Florida

45. Fort Tonyn and Alligator Creek Bridge, Florida

46. Fort Ticonderoga, New York

47. Mount Independence, Vermont

48. Hubbardton, Vermont

49. Elijah West's Tavern, Vermont

50. Skenesborough, New York

51. Fort Ann, New York

52. Fort Edward, New York

53. Bennington, New York

54. Fort Stanwix, New York

55. Oriskany, New York

56. Fort Ticonderoga and Lake George, New York

57. Freeman's Farm at Saratoga, New York

58. Forts Clinton and Montgomery, New York

59. Abraham Van Gaasbeek/Senate House, New York

60. Bemis Heights at Saratoga, New York

61. The Siege of Saratoga, New York

62. Hale-Byrnes House, New Jersey

63. Brandywine, Pennsylvania

64. Paoli, Pennsylvania

65. Occupation and Evacuation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

66. Peter Wentz Homestead, Pennsylvania

67. Fort Mercer, New Jersey

68. Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania

69. Fort Randolph, West Virginia

70. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

71. Fort Roberdeau, Pennsylvania

72. Monmouth, New Jersey

73. Newport, Rhode Island

74. Beavertail Light and Conanicut Battery, Rhode Island

75. Fort Barton, Rhode Island

76. Butts Hill Fort, Rhode Island

77. Bedford-Fair Haven, Massachusetts

78. Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

79. Old Tappan, New Jersey

80. Lake Champlain, Vermont

81. Cherry Valley, New York

82. The Capture of the HMS Hinchinbrooke and Sloop Rebecca, Georgia

83. Fort Morris, Georgia

84. Savannah, Georgia

85. Kettle Creek, Georgia

86. Camp Reading Cantonment, Connecticut

87. Hopewell Village and Furnace, Pennsylvania

88. Cornwall Furnace, Pennsylvania

89. Jerusalem Mill, Maryland

90. Fort Frederick, Maryland

91. Fort Laurens, Ohio

92. Vincennes, Indiana

93. Verplanck's Point, New York

94. Stony Point, New York

95. New Town, New York

96. Penobscot Bay and River, Maine

97. Morristown, New Jersey

98. The Siege of Charleston, South Carolina

99. Powder Magazine, South Carolina

100. The Exchange, South Carolina

101. Waxhaws, South Carolina

102. Logan's Fort, Kentucky

103. Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky

104. Ruddell's Station, Kentucky

105. Martin's Station, Kentucky

106. Piqua, Ohio

107. Oneida Castle, NY

108. Canajoharie District, New York

109. Johnson Hall, New York

110. Stone Arabia, New York

111. Klock's Field, New York

112. Fort St. George, New York

113. Ramsour's Mill, North Carolina

114. Hanging Rock, South Carolina

115. Camden, South Carolina

116. Musgrove's Mill, South Carolina

117. DeWint House, New York

118. Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, South Carolina

119. Kings Mountain, South Carolina

120. Blackstock's Plantation, South Carolina

121. Cowpens, South Carolina

122. Cowan's Ford, North Carolina

123. Wilmington, North Carolina

124. Pyle's Defeat, North Carolina

125. Independence Hall and Yard, Pennsylvania

126. Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina

127. Fort Watson, South Carolina

128. Hobkirk Hill, South Carolina

129. Ninety Six, South Carolina

130. Eutaw Springs, South Carolina

131. Green Spring, Virginia

132. Joseph Webb House, Connecticut

133. The Burning of New London, Connecticut

134. Yorktown, Virginia

135. Sharon Springs, New York

136. Johnstown, New York

137. West Canada Creek, New York

138. Gnadenhutten, Ohio

139. Crawford's Defeat, Ohio

140. Bryan's Station, Kentucky

141. Blue Licks, Kentucky

142. Arkansas Post, Arkansas

143. New Windsor Cantonment, New York

144. John Ellison House, New York

145. Hasbrouck House, New York

146. Fraunces Tavern, New York

Afterword: From the Treaty of Paris to the Ratification of the Bill of Rights

Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence

Appendix B: National Park Service Study

Timeline

About the Authors

Additional Resources

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

880975629