Liberty Bell

Informationen zum Autor Gary B. Nash is professor of history and director of the National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA. He is former president of the Organization of American Historians! and his 1979 book The Urban Crucible: Social Change! Political Consciousness! and the Origins of the American Revolution was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history. He lives in Los Angeles. Klappentext Since its original casting in England in 1751! the Liberty Bell has survived a precarious journey on the road to becoming a symbol of the American identity. A cultural history rooted in detailed research! this book explores the impetus behind the bell's creation! as well as its evolutions in meaning through successive generations. Zusammenfassung Since its original casting in England in 1751! the Liberty Bell has survived a precarious journey on the road to becoming a symbol of the American identity. A cultural history rooted in detailed research! this book explores the impetus behind the bell's creation! as well as its evolutions in meaning through successive generations.

Product details

• Authors: Gary B. Nash, NASH GARY B, Nash Gary B.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.2011
• EAN: 9780300171426
• ISBN: 978-0-300-17142-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Icons of America (Paperback); Icons of America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, C 1700 To C 1800