Independence Hall in American Memory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Independence Hall in American Memory write by Charlene Mires. This book was released on 2015-11-04. Independence Hall in American Memory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Independence Hall is a place Americans think they know well. Within its walls the Continental Congress declared independence in 1776, and in 1787 the Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution there. Painstakingly restored to evoke these momentous events, the building appears to have passed through time unscathed, from the heady days of the American Revolution to today. But Independence Hall is more than a symbol of the young nation. Beyond this, according to Charlene Mires, it has a long and varied history of changing uses in an urban environment, almost all of which have been forgotten. In Independence Hall, Mires rediscovers and chronicles the lost history of Independence Hall, in the process exploring the shifting perceptions of this most important building in America's popular imagination. According to Mires, the significance of Independence Hall cannot be fully appreciated without assessing the full range of political, cultural, and social history that has swirled about it for nearly three centuries. During its existence, it has functioned as a civic and cultural center, a political arena and courtroom, and a magnet for public celebrations and demonstrations. Artists such as Thomas Sully frequented Independence Square when Philadelphia served as the nation's capital during the 1790s, and portraitist Charles Willson Peale merged the arts, sciences, and public interest when he transformed a portion of the hall into a center for natural science in 1802. In the 1850s, hearings for accused fugitive slaves who faced the loss of freedom were held, ironically, in this famous birthplace of American independence. Over the years Philadelphians have used the old state house and its public square in a multitude of ways that have transformed it into an arena of conflict: labor grievances have echoed regularly in Independence Square since the 1830s, while civil rights protesters exercised their right to free speech in the turbulent 1960s. As much as the Founding Fathers, these people and events illuminate the building's significance as a cultural symbol.
Memories Lost and Found
Memories Lost and Found - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Memories Lost and Found write by Charlene Mires. This book was released on 1997. Memories Lost and Found available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania: A History and Guide
The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania: A History and Guide - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania: A History and Guide write by . This book was released on 2001. The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania: A History and Guide available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Myths of the Rune Stone
Myths of the Rune Stone - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Myths of the Rune Stone write by David M. Krueger. This book was released on 2015-10-01. Myths of the Rune Stone available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held tremendous power in one corner of Minnesota, helping to define both a community’s and a state’s identity for decades. In 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer claimed to have discovered a large rock with writing carved into its surface in a field near Kensington, Minnesota. The writing told a North American origin story, predating Christopher Columbus’s exploration, in which Viking missionaries reached what is now Minnesota in 1362 only to be massacred by Indians. The tale’s credibility was quickly challenged and ultimately undermined by experts, but the myth took hold. Faith in the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone was a crucial part of the local Nordic identity. Accepted and proclaimed as truth, the story of the Rune Stone recast Native Americans as villains. The community used the account as the basis for civic celebrations for years, and advocates for the stone continue to promote its validity despite the overwhelming evidence that it was a hoax. Krueger puts this stubborn conviction in context and shows how confidence in the legitimacy of the stone has deep implications for a wide variety of Minnesotans who embraced it, including Scandinavian immigrants, Catholics, small-town boosters, and those who desired to commemorate the white settlers who died in the Dakota War of 1862. Krueger demonstrates how the resilient belief in the Rune Stone is a form of civil religion, with aspects that defy logic but illustrate how communities characterize themselves. He reveals something unique about America’s preoccupation with divine right and its troubled way of coming to terms with the history of the continent’s first residents. By considering who is included, who is left out, and how heroes and villains are created in the stories we tell about the past, Myths of the Rune Stone offers an enlightening perspective on not just Minnesota but the United States as well.
Independence Hall
Independence Hall - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Independence Hall write by Mathilde Beauchamp. This book was released on 2004. Independence Hall available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
