The making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park : a devil, two rivers, and a dream /
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known today for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the current national park. Here, Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and pre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Altamira Press,
c2008.
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| Series: | American Association for State and Local History book series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known today for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the current national park. Here, Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration, providing lessons for federal, state, local, and non-profit organizations who continually struggle over the dilemma about which past to present to the public. Professional and non-professional audiences alike will benefit from their important insights into how federal agenc. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 235 p.). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780759113725 0759113726 |
