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Book Announcement – Henry V, Holy Warrior

Sue May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

I am excited to announce that McFarland has published my husband’s (Timothy M. Thibodeau) latest book—Henry V, Holy Warrior. The book will appeal to “advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students who are new to the study of Shakespeare’s Henry V, or who are enrolled in a course on medieval English…

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Gettysburg on a Bicycle – Tips for 2022

Sue April 27, 2022September 9, 2022
Little Round Top

Road closures near Little Round Top will impact your Gettysburg bicycle tour this year. The National Park Service announced two major rehabilitation projects that will be in full swing on July 26, 2022 and continue for 18 months. For the latest official information about dates and park conditions, visit the…

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Books on the Battle of Chickamauga

Sue February 21, 2022February 21, 2022
Chickamauga reading recommendations

NEWS: While researching my 2021 guidebook, Bicycling Chickamauga Battlefield: The Cyclist’s Civil War Travel Guide (paid link), I bought many books on the Battle of Chickamauga (September, 1863). Each book contributed something unique to my studies. All of them helped me to design a historical touring guide for cyclists. Today, I…

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Books on the Battle of Antietam

Sue February 14, 2022February 21, 2022

NEWS: While researching my 2020 guidebook, Bicycling Antietam National Battlefield: The Cyclist’s Civil War Travel Guide (paid link), I added a large number of reference books to my U.S. Civil War library. (The only downside to that is that I have run out of shelf space!) But it was only…

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Bicycling Chickamauga Battlefield

Sue January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
Battleline Road

While bicycling Chickamauga (Georgia) for the first time, I was surprised by the experience. I had not expected the ride to feel much different than a Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) or Maryland (Antietam/Sharpsburg) biking tour. But at Chickamauga, the vegetation seemed bluer, the field grass taller, and the woods darker. In a…

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New “Maps to Bike Gettysburg” Mini-Book Series

Sue April 15, 2021April 16, 2021
Maps to Bike Gettysburg Mini-Book Series

Your Maps to Bike Gettysburg. A Mini-Book Series. How about a little fieldbook to stuff into your jersey while cycling Gettysburg? Civil War Cycling gives you options to lighten your ride while up-sizing your learning. In the Spring of 2021, we are publishing another set of educational products for people…

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Book Review: Armies of Deliverance

Sue January 24, 2021February 14, 2022

Armies of Deliverance by Elizabeth R. Varon provides a sweeping, comprehensive, and eminently readable introduction to the U.S. Civil War. Recently published by Oxford University Press in 2021, Varon’s bold yet unassuming 531-page scholarly tome is no endless catalog of facts and opinions. On the contrary, it is a solid…

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Our Shop Got a Makeover! Get a FREE map.

Sue November 15, 2020November 29, 2020

Civil War Cycling’s online shop has been redesigned so that we can easily offer discounts and sales. Just point your web browser to www.civilwarcycling.com and click the SHOP menu option. Or go directly here: www/civilwarcycling.com/shop/. Help test our new shop and get a free map! THIS OFFER EXPIRES NOVEMBER 20,…

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Ten Tips for Biking Gettysburg Battlefield

Sue November 6, 2020November 10, 2020
tips for biking Gettysburg

These ten tips for biking Gettysburg are a reprint of an article that I wrote for John Bank’s Civil War Blog on October 26, 2018. Today, I am reposting the article, because Fall is an excellent time to bike Gettysburg, and this weekend promises unusually warm and sunny weather. I…

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Maps for Bicycling Antietam – Get Yours!

Sue May 3, 2020November 11, 2020
Bicycling Antietam

NEWS – Learn US Civil War history on two wheels! Today, Civil War Cycling announces the immediate availability of digital (PDF) maps for bicycling Antietam National Battlefield. The maps supplement the guidebook, Bicycling Antietam National Battlefield: The Cyclist’s Civil War Travel Guide, which will be published in Fall, 2020.  Route…

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Sue Thibodeau

Sue Thibodeau, M.A., M.S.
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Bicycling Chickamauga Battlefield
238-page full color pbk.
ISBN 978-1-7326038-2-0.
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208-page full color pbk.
ISBN 978-1-7326038-1-3.

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286-page full color pbk.
ISBN 978-1-7326038-0-6.

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Browse Civil War Cycling’s downloadable companion maps for Gettysburg, Chickamauga, or Antietam (with tips for an excursion from the C&O Canal Towpath). Or consider our mini-guidebook series of paperbacks.

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Civil War Cycling publishes maps and educational materials tailored specifically for bicyclists who want to learn American history while touring a U.S. National Military Park.

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Our focus is outdoor, experiential learning that is safe, fun, and designed for all skill levels. Civil War Cycling does not give tours or rent bikes. Instead, we help you to plan your own tour … and learn American history the FUN way. On a bike.

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