Castle Williams
Author : Barbara A. Yocum
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,7 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Castle Williams (New York, N.Y.)
ISBN :
Author : Barbara A. Yocum
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,7 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Castle Williams (New York, N.Y.)
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Author : Barbara A. Yocum
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 35,43 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Castle Williams (New York, N.Y.)
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Author : Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 19,6 MB
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1493019678
Governors Island is a 172-acre park just 800 yards from Manhattan. It was a military base for 200 years and only opened to the public in 2004. Today it draws 500,000 visitors a season. This insightful guidebook is for any visitor to the island: a bicyclist who just wants to enjoy five miles of car-free biking, the Civil War enthusiast that wants to visit Castle Williams and see where 1,000 Confederate soldiers were imprisoned, or families on a picnic. The author explores the history of the island, its place in New York and American government, and its long and distinguished military past. More than 80 locations are featured that visitors can explore—from forts to officers housing and much more.
Author : David Kroese
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2019-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 162787657X
Sparked by the opportunity to explore his personal passions, David Kroese turns away from a rewarding yet languishing career and begins the adventure of a lifetime. What happens next evolves into a tour of all four hundred-plus units in America's National Park System -- a perfect way to celebrate the 2016 National Park Service centennial. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System details David's compelling centennial explorations to 387 parks in 360 days. The story continues through December 2017, when he becomes one of fewer than fifty people known to have visited all 417 national parks. His personal expedition is a poignant exploration into quintessential America as told through its historical and natural wonders. Delve into diverse locations from Hawaii to the Rockies, New England to the Caribbean, Charleston to the California desert, Alaska to American Samoa. Join David and experience the inherent marvels within America's unique landscape and fascinating history, revealed in engaging context, poetic descriptions, and heartfelt appreciation. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System is an odyssey of self discovery and fulfillment through the nation's soul.
Author : Lisa Nowak
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,81 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)
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Author : Lisa Nowak
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)
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Publisher :
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 2007
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Page : 354 pages
File Size : 23,66 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Environmental impact statements
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Author : C. Clark
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1845645901
" ... some of the papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Defence Sites: Heritage and Future held in Portsmouth"--Preface.
Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1849085773
When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, neither side was prepared for the conflict, as evidenced by their respective fortifications. The most sophisticated and modern fortifications were those built by the US Corps of Engineers to protect some of the main port cities. These included Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Fort McHenry in Baltimore and Castle William in New York. The British also heavily fortified their main harbor at Halifax and their main center of power at Quebec. However, elsewhere, especially in the interior, fortifications were old, neglected or only hastily erected. The forts at Detroit and Mackinac were much as the British had left them in 1796. This book covers all of the main fortifications of the conflict, those that faced the crashing of guns and those whose intimidation played a part in the grand strategy of the war.