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The Long Fuse: How England Lost The American Colonies, 1760 – 1785

Submitted by Jim Burnett on February 20, 2013 - 3:11am
The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies 1760-1785
The National Park Service manages over fifty sites connected with the American Revolution or Colonial America, and they offer valuable glimpses into the birth of our nation. Whether you're a serious history buff or one whose memory on the subject is a bit rusty, odds are you've never read much on that subject from the British point of view. You can bridge that gap via an entertaining and enlightening book, The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760 – 1785.

Spring is Prime Time for Hikes in National Military Parks and Battlefields

Submitted by Randy Johnson on March 18, 2012 - 2:12am
Spring is prime time for hikes in National Military Parks and National Battlefields such as Antietam National Battlefield with its many spring interpretive hikes.

Traveler's Checklist: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Submitted by Danny Bernstein on January 3, 2011 - 2:33am
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park offers a quiet oasis of Revolutionary War history and good walking paths in Greensboro, North Carolina. On her way to hike another section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Danny Bernstein spent a day in the first military park to preserve a battlefield of the American Revolution.

National Park Quiz 45: Green

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 11, 2009 - 2:30am
St. Patrick’s Day is less than a week away, so this week’s quiz will see if you’re ready to start thinking green. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “The shamrock of Irish legend is a three-leaf clover symbolizing the Holy Trinity.”
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