Desjardin, Thomas A., 1964-
These honored dead how the story of Gettysburg shaped American memory / [electronic resource] : Thomas A. Desjardin. - Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, c2003. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical referencesand 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.
9780306812675 9780585483351
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, 1861-1865
E475.53 / .D47 2003
These honored dead how the story of Gettysburg shaped American memory / [electronic resource] : Thomas A. Desjardin. - Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, c2003. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical referencesand 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.
9780306812675 9780585483351
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, 1861-1865
E475.53 / .D47 2003