Preface / by Nathaniel Philbrick
The sweet project : Hamilton Grange, New York City
A living museum : Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
Hallowed ground : Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Fatal march : Benedict Arnold's Trail, Kennebec River, Maine; Major Reuben Colburn House, Pittston, Maine
Of poets and generals : the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Knox's triumph : Dorchester Heights Monument, South Boston, Massachusetts; Henry Knox Trail, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Where freedom rang : Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A narrow escape : the Old Stone House, Brooklyn, New York
Higher ground : Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York City
Final plea : Billop House (Conference House), Staten Island, New York
Turning the tide : Nassau Hall, Princeton University; Clarke House Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
A taste of history : City Tavern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
House of war : Cliveden Manor (the Chew House), Germantown, Pennsylvania
Winter of discontent : Valley Forge Historic Site, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
The great chain : Hudson River Chain Monument, West Point, New York
A dark past : Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, New York
Allies in arms : Rochambeau Monument, Newport, Rhode Island
Without mercy : Camden Battlefield Site, Camden, South Carolina
The Swamp Fox : Francis Marion Statue, Marion, South Carolina; City of Charleston, South Carolina
Planter patriot : George Washington's Gardens, Mount Vernon, Virginia
A family legacy : Peacefield (John Adams House), Quincy, Massachusetts
Soldier spy : Major John André Monument, Tappan, New York; Yale Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Meeting of minds : Webb Dean Stevens Museum, Wethersfield, Connecticut
A secret setting : Poplar Forest, Forest, Virginia
The crowning victory : Yorktown Battlefield Colonial Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia
Washington's adieu : Fraunces Tavern, New York City
A man for all seasons : Franklin Court Printing Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A noble gesture : Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland; Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C.
Voice of the people : Thomas Paine Plaque, New York City; Thomas Paine Monument, New Rochelle, New York
Hero at sea : Crypt of John Paul Jones, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; John Paul Jones Historic House Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
