Museums, monuments, and national parks : toward a new genealogy of public history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meringolo, Denise D., 1968-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Nature conservation > United States > History. National parks and reserves > United States > History. Historical museums > United States > History. Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > United States > History. Historic preservation > United States > History. Public history > United States > History. United States. > National Park Service > History. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Prologue : a new kind of technician : in search of the culture of public history
A matter of national dignity : education and federal authority
Managing the landscape : national parks, national monuments, and the use of public land
Losing their identity : National Park Service museums and federal collections
Ignorant and local-minded influences : historic sites and the expansion of the National Park Service
Real park service men : on the ground and in the books
Park service diggers : public historians and the problem of status
Conclusion : toward a new genealogy of public history.