Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation

Titre(s) : The American Revolution [Texte imprimé] : a historical guidebook / Frances H. Kennedy, editor

Publication : New York : Oxford University Press, cop. 2014

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XX-390 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and indexes
"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."-- Publisher information ; "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."--Publisher information

Autre(s) auteur(s) : Kennedy, Frances H.. Éditeur scientifique  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Sujet(s) : États-Unis -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Opérations militaires  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
États-Unis -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Monuments  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
États-Unis -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Musées  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Genre ou forme : Guides touristiques et de visite  Voir les notices liées en tant que genre ou forme

Indice(s) Dewey :  973.3 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1775-1789  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199324224 (hardback) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0199324220 (hardback) (acid-free paper)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb443834361

Notice n° :  FRBNF44383436 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)