Colonial America: A Traveler's Guide (Discover Historic America Series) [Paperback]

Robert Foulke (Author), Patricia Foulke (Author), Nancy Freeborn (Designer)

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Publication Date: December 1, 1995

A guide to finding and enjoying historic sites of the original thirteen colonies helps travellers relive events that shaped our nation, and includes information on costs, hours and days of operation, and customs and character of the times. Original. IP.

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Take your family on a vacation into Americas colonial past with this guide to finding and enjoying the historic sites of the original 13 colonies. Travel back in time through the pages of this wonderful book and live again the days of the pilgrim settlements, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution. This spirit of the people, places, and events that shaped our nation can be found in the wide range of historic sites presented in this exciting selection. With each entry the authors have included information on fees, transportation, hours and seasons of operation, and special features. In addition there are numerous inserts describing the customs and character of the times to help put these sites into a proper historical perspective. This indispensable an highly readable guide will delight and inform you on your journey into the past.

Product Details

• Paperback: 389 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (December 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564405206
• ISBN-13: 978-1564405203
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,955,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Colonial America: A Traveler's Guide (Discover Historic America Series) (Paperback)

In an one of a kind historically focused travel guide, Robert and Patricia Foulke provide readers with chapters of worthwhile travel destinations focused on experiencing colonial American history. Each chapter highlights the historic colonial sites for the original thirteen states, plus more, which you can visit today. In addition to towns, buildings, monuments, battlefields, forts, museums, and touristy historical attractions, some well known and some yet to be discovered, you're provided with unique period accommodation recommendations in the area if you're looking to savor the historical experience. Despite being published eleven years ago, the essential travel information and destinations are still very much useful today.

With so many reminisces of our colonial past still surviving today, it is an arduous task to compile every single site into one book and even though most popular tourist sites are mentioned, some significant authentically colonial sites were neglected by the Foulkes.

Such as the case with South Carolina, the state with the most Revolutionary War battle sites, of which not one is listed in the book. Surely Camden, Ninety Six ,and Cowpens should not be missed if visiting South Carolina's colonial history. The same goes for Thomas Jefferson's second home, Poplar forest in Virginia or Historic Brattonsville in SC, a 750 acre impressively restored colonial village and plantation, an exquisite relic of colonial America that should not be overlooked either. Overall "Colonial America, A Traveler's Guide" details ample travel information for enjoying and discovering a rich and proud history during a time that gave birth to the greatest country on Earth.