Gettysburg Contested: 150 Years of Preserving America's Cherished Landscapes

by Richard B. Megraw and Brian C. Black

After the American Revolution, sites representing key events in American history were crucial to the young nation's efforts to formalize its story. Following the Civil War, national history became a primary vehicle for patriotic and spiritual reconstruction, and sites such as historic battlefields served important roles in remembering the past during the nation's subsequent challenging periods, including the Great Depression and the Vietnam War.

Gettysburg...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1938086481
• ISBN13: 9781938086489
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher