Valley Forge : Making and Remaking a National Symbol /

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More than four million people a year visit Valley Forge, one of America's most celebrated historic sites. Here, amid the rolling hills of southeastern Pennsylvania, visitors can pass through the house which served as Washington's Headquarters during the famous winter encampment of 1777-177...

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Autor principal: Treese, Lorett, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Quartier general > Pennsylvanie > Valley Forge.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Headquarters > Pennsylvania > Valley Forge.
Geschichte
Konservierung
Historische Stätte
Parks.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration.
Armed Forces > Headquarters.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Parcs > Pennsylvanie > Valley Forge > Histoire.
Lieux historiques > Conservation et restauration > Pennsylvanie > Valley Forge > Histoire.
Parks > Pennsylvania > Valley Forge > History.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > Pennsylvania > Valley Forge > History.
Valley Forge, Pa.
Pennsylvania > Valley Forge National Historical Park.
Pennsylvania > Valley Forge.
Valley Forge National Historical Park (Penns.)
Valley Forge (Penns.) > Histoire.
Valley Forge National Historical Park (Pa.)
Valley Forge (Pa.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface to the Second Printing
  • Preface
  • 1. The First Hundred Years at Valley Forge
  • 2. The Centennial and Memorial Association of Valley Forge
  • 3. A Rocky Beginning for the Valley Forge Park Commission
  • 4. The Park Commission Triumphs
  • 5. The Churches at Valley Force
  • 6. Historical Accuracy vs. Good Taste: Valley Forge in the 1920s and 1930s
  • 7. The "Complete Restoration" of Valley Forge
  • 8. New Uses for an Old Story
  • 9. The Siege of Valley Forge
  • 10. A Struggle for Growth and Professionalism at the Washington Memorial
  • 11. New Interpretations at Valley Forge
  • Epilogue: Valley Forge-Past, Present, Future
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backcover

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