Follow in the footsteps of history with this comprehensive guide to the war that shaped our nation. For the casual traveler or dedicated history enthusiast, this definitive guide gives an illuminating glimpse into our nation’s early days and struggle for independence. Relive the colonial days through a trip to Williamsburg, Virginia. By exploring these sites—standing where soldiers fought, triumphed, and fell; witnessing the difficulties of life in a colonial village; standing in the buildings where unprecedented ideas were debated—visitors will have the opportunity to bring history to life. Designed as a practical resource with meticulous, up-to-date research that makes getting to sites easy, it includes information that is vital for the traveler as well as the historian. Detailed descriptions of over 150 points of interest and historical overviews of each site. With directions to points of interest and site maps. In-depth travel and logistical information and more than 40 color photos.
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With Colonial America and the American Revolution: The 25 Best Sites, readers are offered an historical travel guide that provides everything readers need to turn a visit to Colonial America into an intellectually engaging and entertaining experience. For visitors who wish to include a cultural or historic activity in their travels, and for those who want a more hands-on and informed experience this book is the essential companion.
Clint Johnson’s enthusiasm for his subject is evident on every page. A life-long American history buff, Johnson offers a wealth of historic facts and interesting anecdotes that bring this period to life. Over 80 accompanying photographs and maps are interspersed as Johnson lays out the historical importance of each location, and uses a points-of-interest rating system to recommend sites. Each chapter offers historical and anecdotal background, directions for each destination, hotel recommendations within walking distance of major sites, insider tips, suggestions for further reading, and much more. Independent travelers, tourists, history enthusiasts, and Revolutionary war buffs will find all the detailed logistical information that they need to experience these sites to their fullest.
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While it may be difficult in the 21st century to truly experience what life in the American colonies was like in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, one can still visit some important sites in those colonies and apply good, old-fashioned imagination to relive those days long since past, but not yet forgotten. The beautiful scenery found outside the walls of Fort Ticonderoga in New York state is still there. The narrow road between Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, is just as narrow today as it was in 1775.. Moore's Creek in North Carolina still flows where it always has, and a reproduction bridge has been built in the same location so tourists can get a feel for what the three-minute battle over that vital piece of real estate in 1776 must have been like. Castillo de san Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, the nation's oldest city, looks just as formidable today as it did nearly 350 years ago when Spanish stone masons started construction.
Colonial America and The American Revolution: The 25 Best Sites takes travelers - and armchair travelers - to the 25 best sites in the nation. These sites have been selected for their historical significance, their resemblance to what was there originally, and their proximity to other nearby attractions that will help round out a trip. By traveling to these places, visitors will get a chance to walk in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers.
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Born in Florida before it was ruined by Disney; back when you could find cypress bayheads, cows, cow catchers, and orange groves. A native of The South with a 350 year family history in the region, Clint Johnson (the one in North Carolina)specializes in American history, particularly Southern history.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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very detailed guide,
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I recently read this book and only wish I had more time and money to travel! The author is very detailed about so many different sites, even some lesser known locations of great historical significance that I had never been aware of. I have seen other books specifically about Rev. War sites, but this book goes much further back in time with many colonial and pre-rev. war sites, such as the Lost Colony at the North Carolina coast. Another thing I like is that when listing nearby lodging, the author rarely mentions the average modern hotel chains, but instead lists the small bed & breakfasts or country inns that best invoke the mood and feel of the time period of the specific historic site that they are near. This is a great way to travel. I would highly recommend this book to history buffs out there planning their next vacation/historical tour.
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I'm a history NUT, and this one feeds the addiction well. It came with me on a lengthy trip recently and was pretty much my guide throughout. Excellent for finding the right B&Bs and unique Colonial accommodations that I wanted.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Great for family trips,
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We take trips by car every summer on the east coast, and try to work in as much education as we can for the kids, while still keeping it entertaining for me and my wife! For our trip to Williamsburg this year, we had a hard time choosing a guide, but we took this book with us along with our maps and a more general guide to Virginia. We were suprised to find that Clint Johnson's book provided all the general information we needed, along with things that weren't in the regular guide. It was a great resource for recommendations on places to stay and eat during our trip, that were really the type of authentic places we were looking for. It's also full of color photographs. We highly recommend it for anyone looking for a thorough companion on a trip to Williamsburg.
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