A Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake

Eighteen Tours in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9837-2
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812

Welcome to War of 1812 tidewater country. Here, in the waters and on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, Americans fought to preserve their recently won independence from the British. Detailing sites from Maryland to Virginia to the District of Columbia, this portable guidebook points readers to the war’s most important battlefields and historic places.

The book is organized into eighteen tours. Five Historic Route Tours guide enthusiasts down the same roads and past the same buildings that proved critical in the struggle. Thirteen Historic City, Town, and Regional Tours feature key sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Visitors can pick a tour and follow the President and First Lady as they fled Washington, D.C., or British troops as they landed at North Point, or the Declaration of Independence as patriots saved it from the invaders.

The tours are organized geographically to make trip planning easy. All are accessible by car or on foot; bike and water excursions are also suggested where appropriate. Each tour includes a brief history and information every visitor will need to know, such as the address, phone number, website, parking availability, days and hours of operation, and entrance fees. The guide is richly illustrated throughout, showing many structures that no longer exist and numerous historic sites not visible from public roads. Detailed maps direct visitors to each site.

Tourists can step back in time as they travel the same roads and waterways that American and British troops did two centuries ago.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eshelman, Ralph E

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviation
Overview
Part I: Historic Route Tours
British Invasion Tour (Maryland)
Battle of Bladensburg Tour (Maryland)
Saving the Declaration of Independence Tour (District of Columbia, Virginia)
First Family Flight Tour (District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland)
Battle of North Point Tour (Maryland)
Part II: Historic City, Town, and Regional Tours
Maryland
Annapolis and U.S. Naval Academy Tour
Baltimore Tour
Southern Maryland Tour
Maryland Eastern Shore Tour
Head of the Chesapeake Tour
Frederick Tour
Virginia
Alexandria Tour
Greater Norfolk Tour
Richmond and Petersburg Tour
Tappahannock Tour
Central Virginia Tour
Other Tidewater Virginia Sites
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., Tour
Acknowledgments
Appendixes
A. Suggested Walks
B. Suggested Bicycling Areas
C. Canoe, Kayak, and Small Boating Area
D. Boat Excursions
Suggested Reading
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Eshelman, Ralph E
Ralph E. Eshelman is a cultural resource consultant, historian, researcher, and writer.

Ralph E. Eshelman is a cultural resource management consultant and historian who served as historian for the National Park Service's Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail study. He is coauthor of The War of 1812 in the Chesapeake: A Reference Guide to Historic Sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, also published by Johns Hopkins.