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Memories of war : visiting battlegrounds and bonefields in the early American republic /

Charts the development of the public memory and historical understanding of the wars of the colonial and early national periods through the practice of battlefield tourism in the early American republic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chambers, Thomas A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
United States > History, Military > 18th century.
United States > History, Military > 19th century.
Battlefields > United States > History > 18th century.
Battlefields > United States > History > 19th century.
Cemeteries > United States > History > 19th century.
Heritage tourism > United States > History > 19th century.
Memorialization > United States > History > 19th century.
Collective memory > United States > History > 19th century.
Description
Summary:Charts the development of the public memory and historical understanding of the wars of the colonial and early national periods through the practice of battlefield tourism in the early American republic.
Physical Description:xvi, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780801448676 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801448670 (cloth : alk. paper)