Title Here, George Washington was born : memory, material culture, and the public history of a national monument / Seth C. Bruggeman

Published Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Machine generated contents note: Introduction. Birthing Washington -- Ch. 1 First Stone -- Ch. 2 Costumed Ladies and Federal Agents -- Ch. 3 Building X -- Ch. 4 Contest of Relics -- Ch. 5 Framing the Colonial Picture -- Ch. 6 Homecomings Summary Seth C. Bruggeman is an assistant professor of history and American studies at Temple University Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT George Washington Birthplace National Monument gnd Subject National monuments -- Social aspects -- United States National monuments -- Political aspects -- United States Collective memory -- United States Material culture -- Social aspects -- United States Material culture -- Political aspects -- United States Public history -- United States Patriotism -- United States Nationalism -- United States HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. Collective memory Material culture -- Social aspects National monuments -- Political aspects Nationalism Patriotism Public history SUBJECT George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Va.) -- History Subject United States Virginia -- George Washington Birthplace National Monument Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780820342726 0820342726 1283253070 9781283253079

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