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A travel guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake : eighteen tours in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
Format:
Book
Title:
A travel guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake : eighteen tours in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
Other title(s):
War of 1812 in the Chesapeake
ISBN:
9780801898365

9780801892356

9780801898372
Publication Information:
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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.
Summary:
Welcome to War of 1812 tidewater country. It is here, in the waters and on the shores of the Chesapeake that Americans fought to preserve their recently won independence from the British. From Maryland to Virginia to the District of Columbia, this guidebook points readers to the war's important battlefields and historic sites.
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