Making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - A Devil, Two Rivers, and a Dream

Klappentext Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known today for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the current national park. Here, Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration, providing lessons for federal, state, local, and non-profit organizations who continually struggle over the dilemma about which past to present to the public. Professional and non-professional audiences alike will benefit from their important insights into how federal agencies interpret the past, and in turn shape public memory. Zusammenfassung Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859! the nucleus for the interpretation of the national park. This work tells the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration.

Product details

• Authors: Teresa Moyer, Teresa S. Moyer, Teresa S. Shackel Moyer, Paul A. Shackel
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2007
• EAN: 9780759110656
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-1065-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: American Association for State & Local History; American Association for State; American Association for State; American Association for State & Local History; American Association for State and Local History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Illustrated books