Buildings of New Orleans
Buildings of New Orleans

Author: Karen Kingsley

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780813941349

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Cradled in the crescent of the Mississippi River and circumscribed by wetlands, New Orleans has faced numerous challenges since its founding as a French colonial outpost in 1718. For three centuries, the city has proved resilient in the face of natural disasters and human activities, and its resulting urban fabric is the product of social, political, commercial, economic, and cultural circumstances that have defined how local residents have interacted with their surroundings.

The Staff Ride
The Staff Ride

Author: William Glenn Robertson

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2014-12-11

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780160925436

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Discusses how to plan a staff ride of a battlefield, such as a Civil War battlefield, as part of military training. This brochure demonstrates how a staff ride can be made available to military leaders throughout the Army, not just those in the formal education system.

An Uncommon Soldier
An Uncommon Soldier

Author: Sarah Rosetta Wakeman

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780195102437

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Originally published: Pasadena, Md.: Minerva Center, 1994.

The Search for the Lost Riverfront: Historical investigations of the civilian occupation of the Chalmette battlefield
The Search for the Lost Riverfront: Historical investigations of the civilian occupation of the Chalmette battlefield

Author: Ted Birkedal

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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Originally commissioned in 1984, this report deals with the historical geography and archeology of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 as it pertained to the Chalmette Battlefield. It touches upon how people put the battlefield to use after the War of 1812 as a place for generations of people as they live, work, and play. Also covered are some of the things, both bad and good, we have done over the years to commemorate the battle and remember this important event in our nation's past.

America's National Park System
America's National Park System

Author: Lary M. Dilsaver

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-02-18

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 1442256842

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Now in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive collection of documents illustrates the system's creation, development, and management. The documents include laws that established and shaped the system; policy statements on park management; Park Service self-evaluations; and outside studies by a range of scientists, conservation organizations, private groups, and businesses. A new appendix includes summaries of pivotal court cases that have further interpreted the Park Service mission.