Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument

by Seth C. Bruggeman

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In Here, George Washington Was Born, Seth C. Bruggeman examines the history of commemoration in the United States by focusing on the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Virginia's Northern Neck, where contests of public memory have unfolded with particular vigor for nearly eighty years.

Washington left the birthplace with his family at a young age and rarely returned. The house burned in 1779 and would likely have passed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0820331783

ISBN13:9780820331782

Release Date:November 2008

Publisher:University of Georgia Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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