Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory / Roger C. Aden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aden, Roger C. (Roger Craig), 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Homes and haunts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Washington, George.

Adams, John, 1735-1826--Homes and haunts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Adams, John.

Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Antiquities.

Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Relations with slaves.

Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century.

Slavery.

Lost architecture--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Lost architecture.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xiii, 243 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2014.

Contents:

Discovering the truth: the revelation of ugly history

Re-collecting the past: the complexity of public memory

Displacing the inconvenient: the incomplete story of liberty

Honoring the ancestors: the quest for acknowledgement

Shaping the place: the design competition

Revealing the foundations: the excavation of the site

Telling the stories: the opening of the installation

Continuing the conversation: the legacy of the President's House.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781439911990 (cloth : alk. paper)

1439911991 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

888400721