| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages). |
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| Series |
Public history in historical perspective
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Public history in historical perspective.
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| Summary |
Scores of birthplace monuments and historic childhood homes dot the American landscape. These special places, many dating to the early years of the last century, have enshrined nativity alongside patriotism and valor among the key pillars of the nation's popular historical imagination. The essays in this volume suggest that the way Americans have celebrated famous births reflects evolving expectations of citizenship as well as a willingness to edit the past when those hopes go unfulfilled. The contributors also demonstrate that the reinvention of origin myths at birthplace monuments still factors in American political culture and the search for meaning in an ever-shifting global order. Beyond asking why it is that Americans care about birthplaces and how they choose which ones to commemorate, Born in the U.S.A. offers insights from historians, curators, interpretive specialists, and others whose experience speaks directly to the challenges of managing historical sites. Each essay points to new ways of telling old stories at these mainstays of American memory. The case of the modern house museum receives special attention in a provocative concluding essay by Patricia West. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Collective memory -- United States.
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Collective memory. |
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United States. |
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Birthplaces -- United States.
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Birthplaces. |
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Historic sites -- United States.
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Historic sites. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bruggeman, Seth C., 1975-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Born in the U.S.A. Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012 (DLC) 2012007992 |
| ISBN |
9781613762097 (electronic book) |
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1613762097 (electronic book) |
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1558499385 |
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9781558499386 |
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9781558499379 (library cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1558499377 |
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