The American Revolution : a historical guidebook
(Book)
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014].
Physical Desc
xx, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Status
Rawlings Branch - ADULTNONFIC
973.3 A
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973.3 A
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Historic sites -- United States -- Guidebooks.
United States -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Battlefields -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Monuments -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Museums -- Guidebooks.
United States -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Battlefields -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Monuments -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Museums -- Guidebooks.
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
The Conservation Fund.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and indexes.
Description
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.
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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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kennedy, F. H. (2014). The American Revolution: a historical guidebook . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kennedy, Frances H. 2014. The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kennedy, Frances H. The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook Oxford University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kennedy, Frances H. The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook Oxford University Press, 2014.
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