Schedule and Readings
"The American Revolution on the Northern Frontier: Fort Ticonderoga and the Road to Saratoga" NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers will be offered twice: July 10-15, 2011 and July 24-29, 2011. The workshops begin at 7:00 Sunday evening and conclude Friday afternoon at 5:00.
A tentative workshop schedule and a reading list can be accessed here.
Prior to attending the workshop, NEH Summer Scholars are expected to have read the following books:
Nelson, James, Benedict Arnold’s Navy, New York, McGraw Hill, 2006. Nelson provides an overview of Benedict Arnold’s early Revolutionary career, from the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775 and his involvement in the Canadian campaign of 1775-76 through his service at Fort Ticonderoga and in command of the American fleet on Lake Champlain in 1776, culminating with the Battle of Valcour in October 1776.
Ketchum, Richard, Saratoga: Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War, Owl Books, 1999. Ketchum includes a summary of the 1776 campaign on the northern frontier and covers the Northern (Burgoyne) Campaign of 1777 in detail in a narrative style that most readers find enjoyable.
