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Fort Warren
New England's Most Historic Civil War Site
by Jay Schmidt

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Cover design by Renee Sartell

If you enjoyed learning about Boston's historic Fort Warren from this site, you may be interested in this book. This soft cover book contains many stories and pictures about the events which happened at the fort—such as the executions, escapes and the Trent Affair. The book has strong local interest since Fort Warren is one of the few remaining Civil War sites in the northeast.

 

It has 160 pages and more than 85 photos and illustrations—many of which had never been published before. The book has 14 chapters including an appendix with detailed information and photos about the gun batteries and the murals in the John Brown chapel.

 

If you plan to visit the fort, this book will serve as your guide. It includes a special chapter written for visitors with a map showing you the locations of all of the fort's key points of interest.

 

"Schmidt is a history buff who writes a colorful and informative brief history which can also be used as an introduction and guide for visitors to this National Historic Landmark."

--The Small Press Book Review November/December 2003--

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Author Jay Schmidt conducting a tour of Fort Warren
for the Harvard Extension Alumni Association.
Photo Copyright © 2005 The President and Fellows of Harvard University
Photo by Jeffry Pike

Book sales outlet

  • Amazon.com
  • Eastern National Gift Shops at the Fort Warren Visitor Center and the Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion at the Rose Kennedy Greenway
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Hull Lifesaving Museum
  • The Volunteers & Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands
  • Kenrick A. Claflin & Son Nautical Lighthouse Books & Antiques

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The new Gift Shop at Fort Warren.

A Mobile edition is also available

A mobile e-book (text only) with an updated visitor guide chapter is available for Kindle, iPhone, Droid, etc. It can be downloaded at Smashwords and online at other e-book outlets such as the iBookstore, Amazon.com, etc.

 

  • Kindle Edition Amazon.com
 

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