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Author:
Eshelman, Ralph E.
Title:
A travel guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake : eighteen tours in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia / Ralph E. Eshelman.
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
284 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Subject:
United States--Campaigns.--War of 1812--Campaigns.
Historic sites--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)--Guidebooks.
Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)--History, Military--19th century.
Historic sites--Maryland--Guidebooks.
Historic sites--Virginia--Guidebooks.
Historic sites--Washington (D.C.)--Guidebooks.
Maryland--History--War of 1812.
Virginia--History--War of 1812.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270) and index.
Contents:
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) -- 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 -- Appendixes. A, Suggested walks ; B, Suggested bicycling areas ; C, Canoe, kayak, and small boating areas ; D, Boat excursions.
Series:
Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812
ISBN:
0801898374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801898372 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
080189235X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801892356 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801898366 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801898365 (hardcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)639521049
LCCN:
2010022519
Locations:
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

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