Author: Larry Broadwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939963178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is for hikers who like to learn as they walk and history buffs who want firsthand experience with terrain that they have read about. It couples an introduction to some fine trails with information on events in a crucial theater of the American Civil War - the region around the national and secessionist capitals.
Hiker's Guide to Civil War Trails in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Author: Larry Broadwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939963178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is for hikers who like to learn as they walk and history buffs who want firsthand experience with terrain that they have read about. It couples an introduction to some fine trails with information on events in a crucial theater of the American Civil War - the region around the national and secessionist capitals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939963178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is for hikers who like to learn as they walk and history buffs who want firsthand experience with terrain that they have read about. It couples an introduction to some fine trails with information on events in a crucial theater of the American Civil War - the region around the national and secessionist capitals.
Hiker's Guide to Civil War Trails in the Mid-Atlantic
Author: Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915746613
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915746613
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Hikes in the Mid-Atlantic States
Author: Glenn Scherer
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811726665
Category : Appalachian Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Explores the Appalachian Trail through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811726665
Category : Appalachian Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Explores the Appalachian Trail through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Trails of the Mid-Atlantic Region
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Mid-Atlantic States
Author: Glenn Scherer
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 081175281X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
41 day hikes and overnight trips in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 081175281X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
41 day hikes and overnight trips in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
Hiking Trails in the Mid-Atlantic States
Author: Edward B. Garvey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915498215
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915498215
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Travels Through American History in the Mid-Atlantic
Author: Charles W. Mitchell
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN: 1421415151
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This regional travel guide seeks out “engaging reenactments and the best exhibits, where remarkable artifacts and excellent displays bring history alive.” —Kathryn Schneider Smith, author of Washington at Home: An Illustrated History of Neighborhoods in the Nation’s Capital Few regions of the United States boast as many historically significant sites as the mid-Atlantic. Travels through American History in the Mid-Atlantic brings to life sixteen easily accessible historical destinations, and additional side trips, in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., the Potomac Valley, and Virginia. Charles W. Mitchell walked these sites, interviewed historians and rangers, and read the letters and diaries of the men and women who witnessed—and at times made—history. He reveals in vivid prose the ways in which war, terrain, weather, and illness have shaped the American narrative. Each attraction, reenactment, and interactive exhibit in the book is described through the lens of the American experience, beginning in the colonial and revolutionary eras, continuing through the War of 1812, and ending with the Civil War. Mitchell contrasts the ornate decor of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, for example, with the passionate debates that led to the Declaration of Independence, and the tranquil beauty of today’s Harpers Ferry with the trauma its citizens endured during the Civil War, when the town fell six times to opposing forces. Excerpts from eyewitness accounts further humanize key moments in the national story. Hand-drawn maps evoke the historical era by depicting the natural features that so often affected the course of events. This engaging blend of history and travel is ideal for visiting tourists, area residents seeking weekend diversions, history buffs, and armchair travelers.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN: 1421415151
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This regional travel guide seeks out “engaging reenactments and the best exhibits, where remarkable artifacts and excellent displays bring history alive.” —Kathryn Schneider Smith, author of Washington at Home: An Illustrated History of Neighborhoods in the Nation’s Capital Few regions of the United States boast as many historically significant sites as the mid-Atlantic. Travels through American History in the Mid-Atlantic brings to life sixteen easily accessible historical destinations, and additional side trips, in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., the Potomac Valley, and Virginia. Charles W. Mitchell walked these sites, interviewed historians and rangers, and read the letters and diaries of the men and women who witnessed—and at times made—history. He reveals in vivid prose the ways in which war, terrain, weather, and illness have shaped the American narrative. Each attraction, reenactment, and interactive exhibit in the book is described through the lens of the American experience, beginning in the colonial and revolutionary eras, continuing through the War of 1812, and ending with the Civil War. Mitchell contrasts the ornate decor of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, for example, with the passionate debates that led to the Declaration of Independence, and the tranquil beauty of today’s Harpers Ferry with the trauma its citizens endured during the Civil War, when the town fell six times to opposing forces. Excerpts from eyewitness accounts further humanize key moments in the national story. Hand-drawn maps evoke the historical era by depicting the natural features that so often affected the course of events. This engaging blend of history and travel is ideal for visiting tourists, area residents seeking weekend diversions, history buffs, and armchair travelers.
Civil War Sites
Author: Civil War Preservation Trust
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762752025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, features more than hundreds of sites in 31 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks, cemeteries, memorials, museums, and more. Specific directions, hours, and contact information help to plan the trip; evocative description and detailed maps help orient you when you're there. Also, boxed sidebars highlight select people and events of the Civil War.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762752025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, features more than hundreds of sites in 31 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks, cemeteries, memorials, museums, and more. Specific directions, hours, and contact information help to plan the trip; evocative description and detailed maps help orient you when you're there. Also, boxed sidebars highlight select people and events of the Civil War.
Virginia Off the Beaten Path®
Author: Judy Colbert
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493042661
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Virginia Off the Beaten Path show you the Old Dominion State you never knew existed. Take a trip back in time along the Mount Vernon Trail Play on the Upton Hill Regional Mini Golf Course, where you’ll find one of the longest miniature holes in the world Blast off at the Air Power Park, with its outdoor exhibit of missiles, rockets, and military aircraft So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493042661
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Virginia Off the Beaten Path show you the Old Dominion State you never knew existed. Take a trip back in time along the Mount Vernon Trail Play on the Upton Hill Regional Mini Golf Course, where you’ll find one of the longest miniature holes in the world Blast off at the Air Power Park, with its outdoor exhibit of missiles, rockets, and military aircraft So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.
Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic
Author: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0899977952
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Across the country, more than 1600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this updated guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the Mid-Atlantic region's finest rail-trails plus other great multiuse trails. Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic covers 60 trails in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of town. Others, such as the 34-mile Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, travel along dense forests, open fields, and lush waterways. Some explore the area's history, such as Maryland's 13-mile Baltimore and Annapolis Trail. Tour the nation's capital, visit the site of an historic Civil War battle, and enjoy the serenity of the rural countryside along the Mid-Atlantic's many great multiuse trails. This full-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0899977952
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Across the country, more than 1600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this updated guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the Mid-Atlantic region's finest rail-trails plus other great multiuse trails. Rail-Trails Mid-Atlantic covers 60 trails in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of town. Others, such as the 34-mile Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, travel along dense forests, open fields, and lush waterways. Some explore the area's history, such as Maryland's 13-mile Baltimore and Annapolis Trail. Tour the nation's capital, visit the site of an historic Civil War battle, and enjoy the serenity of the rural countryside along the Mid-Atlantic's many great multiuse trails. This full-color book includes succinct descriptions of each trail from start to finish, plus at-a-glance summary information indicating permitted uses, surface type, length, and directions to trailheads for each trail. Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.