LEADER 05189nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910825068103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89014-3 010 $a0-8122-0302-X 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812203028 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104591 035 $a(OCoLC)802050319 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10576144 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000676428 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11460136 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676428 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10676963 035 $a(PQKB)10589012 035 $a(DE-B1597)448941 035 $a(OCoLC)51328391 035 $a(OCoLC)979577921 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812203028 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441703 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576144 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420264 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441703 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104591 100 $a20100126d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSealed with blood $ewar, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America /$fSarah J. Purcell 205 $a1st pbk. ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 0 $aEarly American Studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-2109-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-263) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: Public Memory and the Revolutionary War -- $t1. "Blood-Bought Fame": National Identity and Commemoration During the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781 -- $t2. "Gratitude Shall Be Written on Our Hearts": The Nation and Military Gratitude, 1781-1789 -- $t3. "Republican Emblems" and "Popular Devices": Heroes and Their Audiences in an Age of Party Conflict, 1790-1800 -- $t4. National Crisis and Destabilized Memory, 1801-1819 -- $t5. The Return of Lafayette: Memory and the National Future, 1820-1825 -- $tAfterword -- $tNotes -- $tIndex -- $tAcknowledgments 330 $aThe first martyr to the cause of American liberty was Major General Joseph Warren, a well-known political orator, physician, and president of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. Shot in the face at close range at Bunker Hill, Warren was at once transformed into a national hero, with his story appearing throughout the colonies in newspapers, songs, pamphlets, sermons, and even theater productions. His death, though shockingly violent, was not unlike tens of thousands of others, but his sacrifice came to mean something much more significant to the American public. Sealed with Blood reveals how public memories and commemorations of Revolutionary War heroes, such as those for Warren, helped Americans form a common bond and create a new national identity. Drawing from extensive research on civic celebrations and commemorative literature in the half-century that followed the War for Independence, Sarah Purcell shows how people invoked memories of their participation in and sacrifices during the war when they wanted to shore up their political interests, make money, argue for racial equality, solidify their class status, or protect their personal reputations. Images were also used, especially those of martyred officers, as examples of glory and sacrifice for the sake of American political principles. By the midnineteenth century, African Americans, women, and especially poor white veterans used memories of the Revolutionary War to articulate their own, more inclusive visions of the American nation and to try to enhance their social and political status. Black slaves made explicit the connection between military service and claims to freedom from bondage. Between 1775 and 1825, the very idea of the American nation itself was also democratized, as the role of "the people" in keeping the sacred memory of the Revolutionary War broadened. 606 $aMemory$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aMemory$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aNationalism$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aNationalism$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xSocial aspects 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xMonuments 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xInfluence 615 0$aMemory$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aMemory$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aNationalism$xHistory 615 0$aNationalism$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical culture$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical culture$xHistory 676 $a973.3 700 $aPurcell$b Sarah J$01685335 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825068103321 996 $aSealed with blood$94057402 997 $aUNINA