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Author Stoltz, Joseph F., III (Joseph Frederick), author

Title A bloodless victory : the Battle of New Orleans in history and memory / Joseph F. Stoltz III
Published Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 176 pages)
Series Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812
Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812.
Contents Introduction: "a correct remembrance of great events" -- "By the eternal, they shall not sleep on our soil:" the New Orleans Campaign -- "Half a horse and half an alligator:" the Battle of New Orleans in the Era of Good Feelings -- "Under the command of a plain Republican -- an American Cincinnatus:" the Battle of New Orleans in the Age of Jefferson -- "The union must and shall be preserved:" the Battle of New Orleans and the American Civil War -- "True daughters of the war:" the Battle of New Orleans at 100 -- "Not pirate ... privateer:" the Battle of New Orleans and mid-20th century popular culture -- "Tourism whetted by the celebration:" the Battle of New Orleans in the 20th century -- A "rustic and factual" appearance: the Battle of New Orleans at 200 -- Closing: "what is past is prologue."
Summary Thus, a close look at the Battle of New Orleans offers an opportunity to explore not just how events are collectively remembered across generations but how a society discards memorialization efforts it no longer finds necessary or palatable
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815.
Nationalism and collective memory -- United States
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Nationalism and collective memory
Louisiana -- New Orleans
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1421423030
9781421423036