Timothy L. Smith

Togus, Down in Maine

The First National Veterans Home

Buch

Togus, located 4.5 miles east of Augusta, Maine, was formerly part of the town of Chelsea. After the Civil War, Congress enacted laws and established a system of facilities that collectively became known as National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The critical need to establish an eastern branch of the National Home led to the selection of the former Togus Spring Hotel, which after some remodeling, opened for Union Civil War veterans in November 1866. Gathered from cherished family albums, collectors of Togus artifacts, libraries, and archives, Togus, Down in Maine: The First National Veterans Home represents the first published histor… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-5316-2731-7
EAN: 9781531627317
Produktnummer: 20292758
Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Seitenangabe: 130 S.
Masse: H25.0 cm x B17.5 cm x D1.1 cm 419 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 419

Über den Autor

Timothy L. Smith was a Phi Beta Kappa student at the University of Virginia where he received Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees with honors. He studied at Harvard University under Dr. Arthur M. Schlesinger and received his Ph.D. degree in 1955. After the completion of his academic degrees, he taught history at several institutions including Eastern Nazarene College, the University of Minnesota, and The Johns Hopkins University, and published a variety of books and articles. Before his death in 1997, he received numerous awards and honors, including his election to serve for a term as President of the American Society of Church History.