Many of them are National Historic Sites today, but in their time these
forts were among the first footsteps of a westward-bound society.
Illustrations of 44 historic forts range from sites in the northernmost
reaches of the United States and Canada to El Morro, Puerto Rico's
sixteenth-century citadel. Detailed captions accompany scenes from Fort
McHenry, Fort Jamestown, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Sumter, Plymouth Fort,
Fort Laramie, and many other strongholds.