Author: Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
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George Washington Memorial Parkway, Traffic and Recreational Management Plan (VA,MD,DC)
Author: George Washington Memorial Parkway
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : George Washington Memorial Parkway (Va. and Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Federal Register
Author: Türk tütünleri meǧmūʻasi
Author: Hidden Cities
Author: Roger G. KennedyPublisher: Free Press
ISBN: 9781451658750
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Robert Kennedy, director of the National Park Service, analyzes the discovery of North America and the loss of ancient civilization, from the cities, roads, and commerce of the past as the nation evolved into present day. In Hidden Cities, Robert Kennedy sets out on the bold quest of recovering the rich heritage of the North American peoples through a reimagination of the true relations of their modern-day successors and neighbors. From the Spanish and French explorers that discovered the land that would one day make up the United States to present day in the country, very few Euro-Americans have paid attention to the evidence and meaning of the nation’s heritage. As Kennedy shows the magnificence of the mound-building cultures through the sometimes prejudiced eyes of the founding generation, he reveals the astounding history of the North American continent in a way that sheds important light on the credit Native American predecessors deserve but many refuse to give.
Colonial National Historical Park. (Virginia).
Author: The Journals of Captain John Smith
Author: John SmithPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426200557
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This concise biography paints a rich and detailed portrait of one of America's most intriguing founding fathers. Historian Thompson guides readers through annotated selections of Smith's most important and compelling writings.
Soil Survey of Sussex County, Delaware
Author: William IrelandPublisher:
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Category : Soil surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Mr. Lincoln's Forts
Author: Benjamin Franklin CoolingPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810863073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C. was the most heavily fortified city in North America. As President Abraham Lincoln's Capital, the city became the symbol of Union determination, as well as a target for Robert E. Lee's Confederates. As a Union army and navy logistical base, it contained a complex of hospitals, storehouses, equipment repair facilities, and animal corrals. These were in addition to other public buildings, small urban areas, and vast open space that constituted the capital on the Potomac. To protect Washington with all it contained and symbolized, the Army constructed a shield of fortifications: 68 enclosed earthen forts, 93 supplemental batteries, miles of military roads, and support structures for commissary, quartermaster, engineer, and civilian labor force, some of which still exist today. Thousands of troops were held back from active operations to garrison this complex. And the Commanders of the Army of the Potomac from Irvin McDowell to George Meade, and informally U.S. Grant himself, always had to keep in mind their responsibility of protecting this city, at the same time that they were moving against the Confederate forces arrayed against them. Revised in style, format, and content, the new edition of Mr. Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.
Alexandria in the Civil War
Author: James BarberPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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