Remembering the Revolution: Memory, History, and Nation Making from Independence to the Civil War

Book Overview

In today's United States, the legacy of the American Revolution looms large. From presidential speeches to bestselling biographies, from conservative politics to school pageants, everybody knows something about the Revolution. Yet what was a messy, protracted, divisive, and destructive war has calcified into a glorified founding moment of the American nation. Disparate events with equally diverse participants have been reduced to a few key scenes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625340338
• ISBN13: 9781625340337
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher