Memphis to Chattanooga Aboard the Legendary American Queen
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2019 “Ame r i can C ivil War North + S outh Legacy Cr uise # 2“ Aboa r d the Lege nda ry Am eric an Queen A Heritage Group Tour of in Coo p e ra t io n w ith t he Jef fer s on Davis Foundation Text Me mphis to C hattanooga October 27 – No vember 04, 2019 • 9 Scenically Wonderful Days • Personally Escorted by: • Ulysses Grant Dietz, Great- Great Gran ds on of US Pres ident Uly ss es S. Grant • Bertram Hayes-Davis, Great-Great Grandson of CSA President Jefferson Davis Dynamically presenting the American Civil War years based upon their extensive research and inherited “Legacy” status! © 2 018/ 1 9 All Do cu me nts and Cr ui se arr ange me n t s ex clusivel y by G lob eQueste r s Travel Table of Contents 3 Welcom e Reservatio n Procedure 4 Stea mbo at Hi s t o r y and Trad itio ns 5 - 6 American Queen on boad Am enities 7 - 10 Cruuise C ultural Enr ichment and Experiences 11 - 12 Columbia and Snake River s Cr u ise details 1 3 - 22 D eck P l ans, Sta ter oom De s cr iptions, Costs 2 3 - 30 31 - 33 T rave l P r otec tion I nsu r anc e T er ms a nd C ond itions 34 - 35 • Museum Cruise information Contact: Merle Lomrantz, of Member Travel Servic es Newark Museum • 49 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Phone: 973.596.6643 (Direct) • [email protected] • Jefferson Davis Foundation Information Contact: Bertram Hayes-Davis, President Phone: 719.339.4308 • [email protected] • • To make your Cruise Reservations Contact: Martin McCarthy, GlobeQuesters: [email protected] • 228.280.8240 • PRESTEGIOUS AQSC CRUISE AWARDS The American Civil War North + South Legacy Trilogy Cruise #2 Memphis t o C h attan ooga , T N • O c t o b er 27 - N o ve m ber 04 , 201 9 lysses Grant D ietz , g r eat-grea t g ra ndso n o f U lys s e s S . G r a n t a n d B e r tra m H ay es- Da vis , g re at -g r e a t g r a n d so n o f J e ffe r s o n D a v is , i n v i t e y o u t o b e a p a rt o f a U u n iq ue L e g a c y C ru i se . Ste p b a c k i nt o t h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y a s U l y ss e s a n d B e r t r a m l e a d t h i s h i st o r i c 9 - day ex c u r s i on a b o a r d t h e e l e g ant A m e ri c a n Q u e e n S t e a m b o a t . T h e y w il l es co r t a n d te a c h t h e h ist o r y o f U l y ss e s S . G ra n t a n d J e ffe r s o n D a v i s , a l o n g w i t h t h e si gn i fca n c e o f t he ir liv es d u rin g th is ep ic C i v il W ar p e r iod o f A me r ican h ist ory. Reliv e trium p h s an d t rage d i e s a s y o u v i si t ba t t l efie l ds a n d l is te n t o t h e i r s p e ci al enl igh te n i n g le c tur es . In clud e s : Hist or ic Civ i l W a r Sit e s • S c e n i c F o oth i lls o f t h e A p pal a ch i a n M o u nt a i ns • W i l s o n L o c k & D am (th e h ig h e st si n g le l i ft L oc k e a s t o f t h e R o c ky M o u nt a in s ) • P r e s e s e nta t io n s b y l o c a l H i st o r i a n s o n fa m o u s C i v i l W a r pe rs on a li t ie s p lus L e ge n d s an d Lo r e o f pi o n e e r i ng F r o n ti e r s m en • E njo y in g s t u n ning Fa ll- C o lor s c e ner y a l o ng A me r ica ’s famous H e ar tla nd Ri ve r s : T h e Miss i ss ippi, Cu m b e rlan d a nd T enn ess ee! • Ulysses G ran t D i etz i s a g reat-grandson o f U lysses S . G rant ’s e ldest s on, F rederick D ent G rant. A n a rchitectural a nd deco rative a r ts h isto r i an, D i et z i s w ell v erse d i n t he m at e r ial c u l tu re o f a nt e - b el lu m A m e ri ca a f ter a 3 7 -y e ar c aree r a s Curator o f D e co ra t i v e A rts a t t he N ew a r k M use u m . D u r in g hi s te n u re a s C u rat o r , D i et z a l s o o v e r s a w t h e r e sto ra t i o n a n d reinterpreta tio n of t h e M us e u m ’s N ati o na l H istoric La n dm a r k B a ll a ntin e H o use, b u ilt f o r be e r- brew e r Jo h n H. Ball a n tin e in 18 8 5. He co-au t ho r e d a bo o k o n th e W h ite H o u s e in 2 0 0 9 , Dr e a m H ou s e : T h e W h i te H o us e a s a n Am e r i c an H o m e . As V i c e- P r e s i d e n t o f t h e B o a r d o f t h e U l y ss e s S . G r a n t P r e s id e n t i a l L i b r a r y a t M i s s i s s i p p i S t a t e U n i v e r s i ty , D i et z a l s o has a d e e p i nt e re s t i n t h e l i f e a n d t im e s o f h is g r e at - g re a t g r a n d par e n t s , U l y s s e s a n d J uli a . • Bert ram H ay e s -D a vi s is a gre at-g r e at gra nd s on of Jeffe rso n D avi s . He h a s st u d i e d an d l e c t u r e d a b o u t J eff e rs on D a v i s for over 4 0 ye a r s. We ll s ou t- a ft er, h e h as int rod uce d his forebe a rer to n um e rou s nat onal orga ni zatio ns and has been inclu d ed a s an hist or ia n on P BS a n d C BS S unday M o rni ng p ro gra ms. He cu r r en t ly g iv es p re s enta t ions o n M i ss is sippi River Boats abo ut h is a nc esto r. Be rtr a m s e r ves as P r eside nt o f th e J effer s on D av i s F ou n d a t ion , Pr esi d e n t of the Davis Family Ass oci a tio n an d p a st P resi dent of th e recen tly compl eted Paper s o f Jefferso n Dav is.