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The best ever! : Parades in New England, 1788-1940 / Jane C. Nylander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nylander, Jane C., 1938- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parades--New England--History.
- Parades.
- History.
- New England--History.
- New England.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 384 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 26 cm
- Edition:
- First Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Peterborough, New Hampshire : Bauhan Publishing ; Sturbridge, MA : Old Sturbridge Village, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Parades tell us something important about American culture and almost every place has a parade tradition. The Best Ever! explores this tradition as enacted in the small cities and towns of New England, events that at once celebrated the skeleton of the American Story and amplified both the distinctive regional and the broader national cultures. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 photographs, The Best Ever! offers never-before-seen pictures of actual parades, including floats and banners that have mostly disappeared and ranging from the Federal Ship carried in the 1788 Ratification parade at New Haven, Connecticut, to 1940 when the parade tradition largely halted at the onset of WWII. Co-published with Old Sturbridge Village, to celebrate their 75th anniversary"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Celebration
- Independence Day
- Ratification of the Constitution
- Abolition Day
- Victory
- Civil War
- Peace
- ch. 2 Honor
- New England Institutions
- Distinguished Guests
- Funerals
- Monuments
- Civil War Veterans
- ch. 3 Identity
- Trades Pre-1845
- New England Militia Prior to 1860
- Firefighters
- Fraternal Organizations
- Ethnicity
- Civic Identity
- ch. 4 Progress
- Public Water Supply
- Railroads
- Rural Communication
- Public Transportation
- Streetlights
- Modern Highways
- Automobiles
- ch. 5 Memory
- The Ties That Bind
- Old Home Day
- Historical Tableaux
- Then and Now: Women's Work
- Commemoration
- Historical Vehicles
- ch. 6 Entertainment
- Floral Processions
- The Antiques and Horribles
- Floral and Coaching Parades
- Winter Carnivals
- Children's Parades
- ch. 7 Advocacy
- Politics 1840-1872
- Temperance and Prohibition
- Business and Industry
- Women's Clubs and Charity
- Preparedness
- Progressivism
- ch. 8 Patriotism
- Colonies and States
- Uncle Sam
- Liberty Bell
- Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue!
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography and Primary Sources.
- Notes:
- "The Best Ever! Parades in New England, from 1788-1940 is co-published by Old Sturbridge Village and Bauhan Publishing"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Maryann B. Sudo CW'63 and John B. Baxter, Jr., American History Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780872333451
- 0872333450
- 9780872333475
- 0872333477
- OCLC:
- 1240415826
- Publisher Number:
- 99989520075
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