Sense of history : the place of the past in American life / David Glassberg.
"As Americans enter the new century, their interest in the past has never been greater. In record numbers they visit museums and historic sites, attend commemorative ceremonies and festivals, watch historically based films, and reconstruct family genealogies. The question is, Why? What are Amer...
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Main Author: | Glassberg, David. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
[2001]
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