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The making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park : a devil, two rivers, and a dream / Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moyer, Teresa S., 1976-
- Series:
- American Association for State and Local History book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic preservation.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park--History.
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry.
- Historic buildings.
- Historic preservation--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry.
- Buildings--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry.
- Buildings.
- West Virginia--Harpers Ferry.
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History.
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.).
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : AltaMira Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known today for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the current national park. Here, Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration, providing lessons for federal, state, local, and non-profit organizations who continually struggle over the dilemma about which past to present to the public. Professional and non-professional audiences alike will benefit from their important insights into how federal agencies interpret the past, and in turn shape public memory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780759110656
- 0759110654
- 9780759110663
- 0759110662
- OCLC:
- 85018282
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