Completion of The Guide to the American Revolutionary War collection

Busca, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of The Guide to the American Revolutionary War collection. The six-volume set intends to provide comprehensive coverage of the confrontations of the American War of Independence and to serve as a guide to the sites. The most extensive list of engagements previously totalled 1,330. Norman Desmarais, professor emeritus and former acquisitions librarian at Providence College, has compiled more than 4,000, most of which do not get covered, even in the most detailed history books. The text identifies the location of the sites as best as can be determined, provides the historical background to understand what happened there, indicates what the visitor can expect to see and identifies any interpretive aids. It includes URLs for websites of various parks and tourist organizations. These URLs are correlated with various battle sites and events. The many photographs have descriptive captions to identify details of historic buildings, monuments, battlefields, and equipment. The glossary provides definitions of 18th-century military and historical terms. The books also contain a bibliography and an index.

The appendices (alphabetical and chronological lists of engagements) as well as a complete bibliography and color photos are available at the publisher’s website within each title's page at:
http://www.buscainc.com/publishing/

A set of interactive Google Earth maps for all volumes can be accessed at:
http://gaz.jrshelby.com/desmarais/.

Maps can be viewed as a Google or Yahoo cartographic or topographical map with cartographic, aerial, or hybrid views. Google Earth maps can be zoomed to a variety of detail levels. There is a composite map for all volumes, a composite map for each volume, and quadrant maps corresponding to those in the volumes. These quadrant maps show the corresponding page numbers in the books.

Moving the cursor over each marker on the map displays the abbreviation for the state and the location name. Clicking on the marker reveals the dates of the action(s) there in mmddyy format along with an abbreviation for the volume which covers them and the page numbers. There’s also an option to enter your address or zip code to get driving directions.

The collection includes:

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War in Canada and New England: Battles, Raids, and Skirmishes. Ithaca, NY: BUSCA, 2009. $21.95

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War in New York: Battles, Raids, and Skirmishes. Ithaca, NY: BUSCA, 2010. $22.95

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey: Battles, Raids, and Skirmishes. Ithaca, NY: BUSCA, 2011. $22.95

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina: Battles, Raids, and Skirmishes. Ithaca, NY: BUSCA, 2012. $29.95

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina: Battles, Raids, and Skirmishes. Ithaca, NY: BUSCA, 2012. $37.95

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War in the Deep South and on the Frontier: Battles, Raids, and Skirmishes. Ithaca, NY: BUSCA, 2013. $29.95

The books are available individually or as a set.
Buy online at http://www.buscainc.com/publishing/ and save 10%



Norm 

Norman Desmarais
Professor Emeritus
Providence College