Main entry:

Dorwart, Jeffery M., 1944- author.

Title & Author:

Fort Mifflin of Philadelphia : an illustrated history / Jeffery M. Dorwart ; illustrative material compiled by Jean K. Wolf.

Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press,
©1998.

Description:

xiii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
"Inspired by John W. Jackson's Fort Mifflin: valiant defender of the Delaware."
"A Barra Foundation book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index.
Introduction -- 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.

ISBN:

0812234308 (alk. paper)
9780812234305 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Buildings
Fort Mifflin (Philadelphia, Pa.) History Pictorial works.
Philadelphia (Pa.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Fort Mifflin

Form/genre:

History
Pictorial works

Added entries:

Jackson, John W. Fort Mifflin.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 196812
Call No.: ID F158.8.F6; ID:98-B1690
Status: Available