Table of Contents
Foreword Nathaniel Philbrick 13
Introduction 17
Historic Sites
The Sweet Project
Hamilton Grange, New York City 33
A Living Museum
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia 39
Hallowed Ground
Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts 43
Fatal March
Benedict Arnold's Trail, Kennebec River, Maine
Major Reuben Colburn House, Pittston, Maine 49
Of Poets and Generals
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters
National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts 55
Knox's Triumph
Dorchester Heights Monument, South Boston, Massachusetts
Henry Knox Trail, Great Barrington, Massachusetts 61
Where Freedom Rang
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 67
A Narrow Escape
The Old Stone House, Brooklyn, New York 73
The Higher Ground
Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York City 77
Final Plea
Billop House (Conference House), Staten Island, New York 83
Turning the Tide
Nassau Hall, Princeton University
Clarke House Museum, Princeton, New Jersey 91
A Taste of History
City Tavern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 97
House of War
Cliveden Manor (The Chew House), Germantown, Pennsylvania 103
Winter of Discontent
Valley Forge Historic Site, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 109
The Great Chain
Hudson River Chain Monument, West Point, New York 117
A Dark Past
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, New York 123
Allies in Arms
Rochambeau Monument, Newport, Rhode Island 127
Without Mercy
Camden Battlefield Site, Camden, South Carolina 133
The Swamp Fox
Francis Marion Statue, Marion, South Carolina
City of Charleston, South Carolina 137
Planter Patriot
George Washington's Gardens, Mount Vernon, Virginia 143
A Family Legacy
Peacefield (John Adams House), Quincy, Massachusetts 149
Soldier Spy
Major John André Monument, Tappan, New York
Yale Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut 155
Meeting of Minds
Webb Dean Stevens Museum, Wethersfield, Connecticut 161
A Secret Setting
Poplar Forest, Forest, Virginia 167
The Crowning Victory
Yorktown Battlefield Colonial Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia 173
Washington's Adieu
Fraunces Tavern, New York City 179
A Man for All Seasons
Franklin Court Printing Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 185
A Noble Gesture
Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland
Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D. C. 191
Voice of the People
Thomas Paine Plaque, New York City
Thomas Paine Monument, New Rochelle, New York 195
Hero of the Sea
Crypt of John Paul Jones, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
John Paul Jones Historic House Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 199
Appendices
Additional Landmarks Noted in Brief 207
Maps 214
Timeline 217
Who's Who 223
Acknowledgments 231
Select Bibliography 235