Pennsylvania in public memory : reclaiming the industrial past.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitch, Carolyn L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial archaeology--Pennsylvania.

Industrial archaeology.

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Pennsylvania.

Historic sites.

Heritage tourism--Pennsylvania.

Heritage tourism.

Industries--Pennsylvania--History.

Industries.

Collective memory--Pennsylvania.

Collective memory.

Pennsylvania--Economic conditions.

Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania--Social conditions.

Pennsylvania--History, Local.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 260 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Looks at sites and events in Pennsylvania to explore the emergence of heritage culture about industry and its loss in America. Traces the shaping of public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and the story it tells about both local and national identity"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Public Memory and the Legacies of Labor

"Almost a Nation" : The History of Industrial Heritage in Pennsylvania

"A Journey That Will Inspire" : Regions, Routes, and Rails

"Overcomin' What Nature Put in Your Way" : Rural Heritage and Pioneer Mythology

"Where I Came From, How I Got Here" : Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Tourism, and the Memory of Immigration

"Deep Veins of Loss" : Sacrifice and Heroism in Coal Country

"From Our Family to Yours" : Personal Meanings of Work in Factory Tourism

"Steel Made This Town" : An Unfinished Story in Uncertain Times

"What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" : The Questions of Industrial Heritage

Epilogue: The Future of Pennsylvania's Past.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271055596

0271055596

9780271056883

0271056886

9780271053943

0271053941

OCLC:

821726207