by David Kroese | Feb 8, 2019 | Corrections and Clarifications
On page 278 in Chapter 21, I referred to the Filene Center at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, but it appeared as the “Feline Center” in the book. For full disclosure, I admitted to never attending a performance there, though I did...
by David Kroese | Feb 8, 2019 | Corrections and Clarifications
Typos are vexing, but occasionally they can be funny, too. I honestly don’t know when this error occurred as it’s correct in the source Word document, but on page 196, the first page of Chapter 16, I discuss my alma mater university conference and the...
by David Kroese | Feb 8, 2019 | Corrections and Clarifications
On page 91 in Chapter 9, I state that the Eisenhowers fell in the love with Gettysburg while a young Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded a Tank Corps recruit training post at Gettysburg College. The reference should have stated simply Gettysburg, or more...
by David Kroese | Feb 8, 2019 | Corrections and Clarifications
Despite seemingly great pains to check and double check the names and designations of each NPS unit, trail, affiliated site and heritage area appearing in the book, I got this one wrong. Thanks to Ranger Lauren Bly at Fort Sumter National Monument for noticing the...
by David Kroese | Feb 8, 2019 | Corrections and Clarifications
In Chapter 1, page 10, I refer to the original, massive 20-foot by 35-foot garrison flag kept in the display case at Fort Sumter’s Liberty Square Visitor Center. Major Anderson brought the flag when he evacuated his command from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter on...
