Curating America: Journeys Through Storyscapes of the American Past

by Richard Rabinowitz

How do history museums and historic sites tell the richly diverse stories of the American people? What fascinates us most about American history? To help answer these questions, noted public historian Richard Rabinowitz examines the evolution of public history over the last half-century and highlights the new ways we have come to engage with our past. At the heart of this endeavor is what Rabinowitz calls "storyscapes--landscapes of engagement where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146962950X
• ISBN13: 9781469629506
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.6"