Pennsylvania in Public Memory - Reclaiming the Industrial Past

About the author

Carolyn Kitch is Professor of Journalism in the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University.

Summary

Looks at sites and events in Pennsylvania to explore the emergence of heritage culture about industry and its loss in America. Traces the shaping of public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and the story it tells about both local and national identity.

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn (Temple University) Kitch, Kitch Carolyn
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2014
• EAN: 9780271052205
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05220-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, History of the Americas, Zoos & Wildlife Parks, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General