Fort Stanwix National Monument : reconstructing the past and partnering for the future / / Joan M. Zenzen

• Autore: Zenzen Joan M
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 974.7/62
• Soggetto topico: Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration - New York (State) - Rome; Fortification - Conservation and restoration - New York (State) - Rome; Historic preservation - New York (State) - Rome
• Soggetto geografico: Fort Stanwix National Monument (Rome, N.Y.); Fort Stanwix National Monument (Rome, N.Y.) History; Rome (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc; Fort Stanwix (Rome, N.Y.) Siege, 1777
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-291) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Luzader, J.F. Construction and military history.--Torres, L. Historic furnishing study.--Carroll, O.W. Historic structure report.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book looks at the history of Fort Stanwix and documents how the people of Rome, New York, partnered with the National Park Service to create Fort Stanwix National Monument, a reconstructed log-and-sod Revolutionary War fort located in the center of the city. Initially undertaken as part of Rome's urban renewal effort to revive a failing economy through tourism, the fort's reconstruction exemplifies how a regional interest successfully engaged the National Park Service in achieving its goals.Using extensive documentation and oral history interviews, historian Joan M. Zenzen examines the full sweep of the site's history by looking back at the 1777 siege that helped turn the tide at Saratoga, describing political commemorations during the turn of the twentieth century, detailing events leading to urban renewal and fort reconstruction in the 1970s, and explaining how the park's superintendents have managed this fort. She also discusses four important themes in historic preservation—authenticity, reconstruction, reenactment, and memory—to understand the processes that resulted in the establishment of Fort Stanwix National Monument. Tied to these themes is the idea of partnerships, a key ingredient that has kept the national park site engaged with such local communities as Rome businesses, Oneida Six Nations, New York State historic sites, regional tourism boards, and reenactment groups.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fort Stanwix National Monument
• ISBN: 0-7914-7844-0; 1-4356-4368-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910650354603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II