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Sealed with blood : war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America /

The first martyr to the cause of American liberty was Major General Joseph Warren, a well-known political orator, physician, and president of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. Shot in the face at close range at Bunker Hill, Warren was at once transformed into a national hero, with his story...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Purcell, Sarah J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
Edición:1st pbk. ed.
Colección:Early American studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Introduction: Public Memory and the Revolutionary War; 1 ""Blood-Bought Fame"": National Identity and Commemoration During the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781; 2 ""Gratitude Shall Be Written on Our Hearts"": The Nation and Military Gratitude, 1781-1789; 3 ""Republican Emblems"" and ""Popular Devices"": Heroes and Their Audiences in an Age of Party Conflict, 1790-1800; 4 National Crisis and Destabilized Memory, 1801-1819; 5 The Return of Lafayette: Memory and the National Future, 1820-1825; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V.