Interpreting sacred ground : the rhetoric of national Civil War parks and battlefields /

Interpreting sacred ground : the rhetoric of national Civil War parks and battlefields /

Interpreting Sacred Ground is a rhetorical analysis of Civil War battlefields and parks, and the ways various commemorative traditions-and their ideologies of race, reconciliation, emancipation, and masculinity-compete for dominance. The National Park Service (NPS) is known for its role in the prese...

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Main Author: Spielvogel, J. Christian 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.
Series:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
Subjects:
United States. > National Park Service.
1800-1899
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Battlefields > Conservation and restoration.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Battlefields > Study and teaching.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Study and teaching.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Race and memory
  • "We are met on a great battle-field": race, memory, and the Gettysburg Address
  • Reviving emancipationist memory at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
  • Violence and memory
  • Savage and heroic war memories at Gettysburg National Military Park
  • The symbolic landscape: visualizing violence at Gettysburg National Military Park
  • "The waters ran red": savage interpretations of war at Cold Harbor Visitor Center.

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