Why the Best History Tours for Adults in Philadelphia Leave the Textbooks Behind
If you are looking for the best history tours for adults in Philadelphia, you likely aren't looking for a costumed guide to recite dates you memorized in grade school. You are looking for nuance, strategy, and intellectual debate. You want to understand why things happened, not just when.
Beyond the Battlefield: Uncovering the Women and Volunteers Who Fed 1.3 Million Union Soldiers at the Delaware River.
On the night of April 9, 1865, a Philadelphia cannon fired 36 shots to celebrate the surrender of Lee’s Army at Appomattox. Nicknamed “Fort Brown,” the cannon sat at the base of a 100-foot flagpole at Washington Avenue and Broad Street. For the last four years, the cannon had played an important role for the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon (UVRS).
Challenging the Battle-Centric View of the Civil War by Unpacking the Real Defenses and Logistical Realities of the Union’s Second City.
Challenging the Battle-Centric View of the Civil War by Unpacking the Real Defenses and Logistical Realities of the Union’s Second City.
The Unsinkable Foundry: How Philadelphia Launched the Naval Blockade That Won the Civil War
Tracing the city’s underappreciated role—from the original Navy Yard to the vast industrial complex on the Delaware—that built and financed the Union’s greatest economic weapon.