Fort Mifflin of Philadelphia : an illustrated history /

Fort Mifflin of Philadelphia : an illustrated history /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dorwart, Jeffery M., 1944-
Imprint:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1998.
Description:	xiii, 211 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Buildings. Fort Mifflin (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- History -- Pictorial works. Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.. Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fort Mifflin. History. Pictorial works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3214669

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ISBN:	0812234308 (alk. paper)
Notes:	"Inspired by John W. Jackson's Fort Mifflin: valiant defender of the Delaware." Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-201) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Fortifying the Delaware, 1626-1774
2. Fort Island, 1775-1777
3. Defensive War on the Delaware, 1777
4. The Battle of Fort Mifflin, 1777
5. Economic Warfare, 1778-1789
6. Guarding the Nation's Capital, 1790-1800
7. A Democratic Fort, 1801-1815
8. Decay and Renovation, 1816-1853
9. Naval Magazine and Civil War Prison, 1855-1865
10. A Simple Barbette Fort, 1866-1945
11. Politics of Historic Preservation, 1946- 1997.