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Titolo |
American places [[electronic resource] ] : encounters with history : a celebration of Sheldon Meyer / / edited by William E. Leuchtenburg |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771130-8 |
0-19-028476-5 |
1-280-96584-3 |
9786610965847 |
0-19-802989-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LeuchtenburgWilliam Edward <1922-> |
MeyerSheldon |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historians - United States |
Historic sites - United States |
United States Description and travel Anecdotes |
United States History, Local Anecdotes |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; TAKING PLACE; CYBERSPACE, U.S.A.; PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE: The Avenue of the Presidents; A MONUMENT FOR BARRE: Memory in a Massachusetts Town; GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA: A Window on Race in the American South; WORLD WAR II NORMANDY: American Cemetery and Memorial; THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON, D.C.; THE AMERICANIZED MANNHEIM OF 1945-1946; VASSAR COLLEGE; A FAN'S HOMAGE TO FENWAY: (Or, Why We Love It When They Always Break Our Hearts); FINDING HISTORY IN WOODSIDE, CALIFORNIA; BOSTON COMMON; CHARLESTON'S BATTERY AND NEW ORLEANS'S JACKSON SQUARE |
CLIMBING STONE MOUNTAIN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: The Rise and Fall of Main Street; ILLINOIS'S OLD STATE CAPITOL: A Tale of Two Speeches; ""A LITTLE JOURNEY"": Elbert Hubbard and the Roycroft Community at East Aurora, New York; SAN JUAN ISLAND, WASHINGTON: The ""Pig War"" and the Vagaries of Identity and History; 1048 FIFTH AVENUE; |
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QUEENS; GETTYSBURG; MONTICELLO; THE MUSSO & FRANK GRILL IN HOLLYWOOD; THE POLO GROUNDS; NASSAU HALL, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY; GRACELAND; MONTGOMERY; THE GRAND CANYON; SEWANEE-HOW TO MAKE A YANKEE SOUTHERN: Memories of the 1940's; NOTES |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Introduction, William Leuchtenburg. Cyberspace, U.S.A., Edward L. Ayers. Pennsylvania Avenue: The Avenue of The Presidents, Paul Boller, Jr. A Monument for Barre: Memory in a Massachusetts Town, T. H. Breen. Greensboro, North Carolina: A Window on Race in the American South, William H. Chafe. World War II Normandy: American Cemetery and Memorial, James C. Cobb. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C., Robert Dallek. The Americanized Mannheim of 1945-1946, David Brion Davis. Vassar College, Carl N. Degler. A Fan's Homage to Fenway, John Demos. Finding History in Woodside, Californi |
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