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Author Spielvogel, J. Christian (John Christian), 1969-

Title Interpreting sacred ground [electronic resource] : the rhetoric of national Civil War parks and battlefields / J. Christian Spielvogel.

Imprint Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 190 p. : ill.
Series Rhetoric, culture, and social critique
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Race and memory -- "We are met on a great battle-field": race, memory, and the Gettysburg Address -- Reviving emancipationist memory at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park -- Violence and memory -- Savage and heroic war memories at Gettysburg National Military Park -- The symbolic landscape: visualizing violence at Gettysburg National Military Park -- "The waters ran red": savage interpretations of war at Cold Harbor Visitor Center.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject United States. National Park Service.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Conservation and restoration.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Study and teaching.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Study and teaching.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780817317751 (trade cloth : alk. paper)
9780817386313 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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