These honored dead : how the story of Gettysburg shaped American memory /
by Desjardin, Thomas A.
Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2003Description: xxii, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0306812673 (hardcover); 0306813823 (pbk.).Subject(s): Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 | National characteristics, American | Memory -- Social aspects -- United States | United States -- History -- Influence. -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | United States -- History -- Historiography. -- Civil War, 1861-1865Online resources: Table of contents | Book review (H-Net) | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
The many meanings of Gettysburg -- Infirm foundations -- The struggle over memory -- Rascality and stupidity -- The self-fulfilling prophecy of John Badger Bachelder -- Lost in the lost cause -- Constructing the consummate Gettysburg hero -- The world's largest collection of outdoor sculpture -- Where's Buster Kilrain buried? -- American Valhalla.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index.
The many meanings of Gettysburg -- Infirm foundations -- The struggle over memory -- Rascality and stupidity -- The self-fulfilling prophecy of John Badger Bachelder -- Lost in the lost cause -- Constructing the consummate Gettysburg hero -- The world's largest collection of outdoor sculpture -- Where's Buster Kilrain buried? -- American Valhalla.
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