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Here, George Washington was born : memory, material culture, and the public history of a national monument / Seth C. Bruggeman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruggeman, Seth C., 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Material culture.
- Material culture--Social aspects.
- Collective memory.
- National monuments--Political aspects.
- National monuments.
- Social aspects.
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Va.)--History.
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Va.).
- National monuments--Social aspects--United States.
- National monuments--Political aspects--United States.
- Collective memory--United States.
- Material culture--Social aspects--United States.
- Material culture--Political aspects--United States.
- Public history--United States.
- Public history.
- United States.
- Patriotism--United States.
- Patriotism.
- Nationalism--United States.
- Nationalism.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Birthing Washington 1
- Chapter 1 The First Stone 24
- Chapter 2 Costumed Ladies and Federal Agents 51
- Chapter 3 Building X 86
- Chapter 4 A Contest of Relics 114
- Chapter 5 Framing the Colonial Picture 140
- Chapter 6 Homecomings 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780820331775
- 0820331775
- 9780820331782
- 0820331783
- OCLC:
- 225874012
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