An Explorer’s Guide to America’s Revolutionary War
This guide identifies the sites, stories, and struggles that forged an American nation — a journey from revolution to promise.
Jam-packed with full-color images, detailed maps, and hundreds of historic sites, An Explorer’s Guide to America’s Revolutionary War is the ultimate travel guide to America’s fight for freedom and democracy. Written by acclaimed historian Robert M. Dunkerly, this indispensable handbook takes you from colonial unrest to full-grown war to the creation of a new nation.
“An Explorer’s Guide to America’s Revolutionary War is your award winning companion to an endless reservoir of significant historical sites!”
Where history is not just told, it's EXPERIENCED.
The book is the recipient of a Silver Medal in the 2023 Lowell Thomas Awards (Guidebook) from the Society of American Travel Writers. Sidebars highlight important people, significant events, and interesting facts for a deeper understanding of the war. A Taste of History’s chef Walter Staib provides insight into the culinary side with a series of features. Inside you’ll also find:
* Comprehensive information on historic houses, battlefields, churches, monuments, national historic sites, museums, historical markers, and more
* Detailed visitor information on how to visit each site
* 9 walking tours of revolutionary cities with step-by-step directions and colorful maps
* Overview maps for each state that include battles and points of interest, plus detailed battlefield maps that highlight the action
* A list of the 25 most important events to put the war into historical perspective
* A fact-filled chapter providing a Revolutionary War primer
UPCOMING TOURS
Every year, Blue and Gray Education Society educates hundreds of history lovers through both Civil War and Revolutionary War Tours conducted all over the United States and many parts of the world. Please join us on a tour today and experience a piece of history.
We Go Where No One Else Goes!
Below is a map showcasing just some places where BGES has conducted tours, where we are currently leading expeditions, and where we have planned upcoming historical experiences. Our complete list of locations include: Afghanistan, Belgium, Canada, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, England, France, Germany, Guam, Italy, Iraq, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Okinawa, Philippines, and Sicily.
Discover our journey through history and see where your next adventure with BGES could take you!
Questions & Answers
Tours vary in length, with some lasting a full day while others may span multiple days. Each tour includes scheduled breaks, meals, and time for reflection and discussion.
Yes, our tours often cover multiple historic sites, battlefields, and landmarks related to the tour’s theme.
Tours can be booked online through our website or by phone.
Cancellations can be made day before tour with a full refund 100% guaranteed.
The cost typically includes guided tours, entrance fees to sites, meals, and any special events. Transportation to the tour’s starting location and accommodations may not be included.
Please contact us if you have additional questions.
The People's Verdict
“Offers a marvelous journey to historic sites of that period.”
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Society of American Travel Writers Foundation
In addition to breaking things down state by state and even by area in each state, the book does a great job of tying together little bits of the story to make it interesting even if you just have a basic knowledge of the Revolution. The further reading sections also recommend great works for those who want to know mores about a time period/place/event.
Historian
Jarred Marlowe
#29 in Military Travel Guides
#1,641 in U.S. Revolution & Founding History
#6,638 in American Military History
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The story doesn’t end here—join a tour and live the history.
The Blue and Gray Education Society is dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of the American Civil War by the study and understanding of its battlefields and other historic sites through the conduct of field study tours and seminars, open discussion of issues relating to the case for preserving sites and artifacts, interpretative projects, and collaborative evaluation and publication of scholarly research and writings.
Len Riedel and Bill Riedel
Founders