Celebrating the Fourth: Independence Day and the Rites of Nationalism in the Early Republic
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Public rituals have always held a vital place in American culture. By far the noisiest and most popular of these to emerge in the nation's early years was Independence Day. After a decade of fitful starts, the Fourth of July eclipsed local and regional patriotic observances to become the premier "American Jubilee." Celebrating the Fourth provides a history of this holiday and explores its role in shaping a national identity and consciousness in three...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558492038
ISBN13:9781558492035
Release Date:April 1999
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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