Independence National Historical Park
An Insider's History
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publishing:15th Sep '26
£27.99
This title is due to be published on 15th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
An in-depth examination of the major historical events that occurred at Independence Hall, Carpenters Hall, Congress Hall, and Franklin Court, among other park sites, as well as the founding fathers who shaped those events. An ideal companion for those who desire more than the brief overviews presented in tourists guidebooks. Lavishly illustrated with prints from the INHP collections, the book is based on primary source documents, including - Journals of Congress; - Records of the Pennsylvania Assembly; - contemporaneous newspaper accounts; - the diaries and papers of such founding fathers as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson; and - more-recent scholarship on early American history. What distinguishes the book from other similar works is that it s an insider s account of the history that took place in INHP, written by a former park ranger and now volunteer who holds a doctorate in early American history and taught the subject for 35 years at the prep school, undergraduate, and graduate levels.
nbsp;Time and circumstances limit the amount of history one can absorb during a visit to Independence National Historical Park. In An Insider’s History, William Kashatus treats us to the rest of the story. It is an impressively researched and well-written account of historic Philadelphia and the founding fathers. —Hobart Cawood, Superintendent, Independence National Historical Park, 1971–1992
nbsp;Independence National Historical Park: An Insider’s History is a wonderful account of the figures and events that have made Philadelphia’s many historical sites so significant. William Kashatus obviously loves early American history and wants us to love it too. —Gordon S. Wood, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Radicalism of the American Revolution
nbsp;William Kashatus’s Insider’s History is the indispensable guide you’ll want to read before or after your visit to Independence National Historical Park to appreciate the deeper meanings of what you see or saw there. —Michael Zuckerman, author of Peaceable Kingdoms: New England Towns in the Eighteenth Century
ISBN: 9780764372261
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256 pages