Maine Forts

Maine Forts
Author: Maine State Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1924
Genre: Fortification
ISBN:

Contains historical information on many Maine forts some still standing and others that have been destroyed.

The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree State

The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree State
Author: Harry Gratwick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1614239010

Join local author Harry Gratwick as he uncovers stories of adventure and bravery from the forts of Maine. Whether dotting the coastline, guarding the banks of the Kennebec or defending the Canadian border, Maine's many forts have sheltered its towns and people since the seventeenth century. Both Fort Kent and Fort Fairfield were built after the War of 1812 during the Aroostook War, when hostilities raged between Mainers and British Canadians over the region's rich timber stands. Portland Harbor's Fort Preble became embroiled in the Civil War when a Confederate raider tried--and failed--to steal a ship from its waters. In the twentieth century, Maine's preservationists protected many of these citadels, including Fort Knox in Penobscot Bay, the largest and most elaborate of all Maine's forts.

Forts of the United States

Forts of the United States
Author: Bud Hannings
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 745
Release: 2020-10-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476683700

From forts to blockhouses, garrison houses to trading posts, stations to presidios, missions to ranches and towns, this work provides a history of the primary fortifications established during 400 tumultuous years in what would become the United States of America. Under each state's heading, this substantial volume contains alphabetized entries with information regarding each structure's history. The earliest forts established by the Danes, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Swedes and Mexicans and by the temporary appearance of the Russians are listed. The colonial American forts, many of which were previously established by the European powers, are covered in detail. Beginning with the American Revolution, each of the American military fortifications, militia forts, settlers' forts and blockhouses is listed and described. Helpful appendices list Civil War defenses (and military hospitals) of Washington, D.C.; Florida Seminole Indian war forts; Pony Express depots; Spanish missions and presidios; and twentieth-century U.S. forts, posts, bases, and stations. A chronology of conflicts that paralleled the growth of the United States is also provided, offering insight into the historical context of fort construction.

The Fort

The Fort
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 006196963X

A novel of the Revolutionary War.

Making Haste from Babylon

Making Haste from Babylon
Author: Nick Bunker
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2010-04-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307593002

At the end of 1618, a blazing green star soared across the night sky over the northern hemisphere. From the Philippines to the Arctic, the comet became a sensation and a symbol, a warning of doom or a promise of salvation. Two years later, as the Pilgrims prepared to sail across the Atlantic on board the Mayflower, the atmosphere remained charged with fear and expectation. Men and women readied themselves for war, pestilence, or divine retribution. Against this background, and amid deep economic depression, the Pilgrims conceived their enterprise of exile. Within a decade, despite crisis and catastrophe, they built a thriving settlement at New Plymouth, based on beaver fur, corn, and cattle. In doing so, they laid the foundations for Massachusetts, New England, and a new nation. Using a wealth of new evidence from landscape, archaeology, and hundreds of overlooked or neglected documents, Nick Bunker gives a vivid and strikingly original account of the Mayflower project and the first decade of the Plymouth Colony. From mercantile London and the rural England of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I to the mountains and rivers of Maine, he weaves a rich narrative that combines religion, politics, money, science, and the sea. The Pilgrims were entrepreneurs as well as evangelicals, political radicals as well as Christian idealists. Making Haste from Babylon tells their story in unrivaled depth, from their roots in religious conflict and village strife at home to their final creation of a permanent foothold in America.

Quaint and Historic Forts of North America

Quaint and Historic Forts of North America
Author: John Martin Hammond
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-12-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Quaint and Historic Forts of North America" is a historical novel looking at the origins of various forts built in the United States. The forts are a reminder of the military acumen of the inhabitants, spanning across several centuries. Many of them are the works of the diverse Europeans who migrated to the American colonies, bringing with them their architectural influences. As the author explains, "We behold the Indian in possession though we do not know who was his predecessor in holding the land... There come the Spanish with their relentless persecutions of the natives. There come the English, French, Dutch, and Swedish. And the claims of each clash, to at length give way—despite the military acumen of the French—to the steady, home-building genius of the English."

United States Government Organization Manual

United States Government Organization Manual
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 712
Release: 1941-03
Genre: Executive departments
ISBN:

Contains information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Also, includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees.

Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763 (Routledge Revivals)

Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Alan Gallay
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 923
Release: 2015-06-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317487184

First published in 1996, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference resource that pulls together a vast amount of material on a rich historical era, presenting it in a balanced way that offers hard-to-find facts and detailed information. The volume was the first encyclopedic account of the United States' colonial military experience. It features 650 essays by more than 130 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, and other scholarly experts on a variety of topics that cover all of colonial America's diverse peoples. In addition to wars, battles, and treaties, analytical essays explore the diplomatic and military history of over 50 Native American groups, as well as Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Swiss colonies. It's the first source to consult for the political activities of an Indian nation, the details about the disposition of forces in a battle, or the significance of a fort to its size, location, and strength. In addition to its reference capabilities, the book's detailed material has been, and will continue to be highly useful to students as a supplementary text and as a handy source for reporters and papers.