Memory's Nation: The Place of Plymouth RockUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1998 - 699 стор. Long celebrated as a symbol of the country's origins, Plymouth Rock no longer receives much national attention. In fact, historians now generally agree that the Pilgrims' storied landing on the Rock never actually took place--the tradition having emerged more than a century after the arrival of the Mayflower. In Memory's Nation, however, John Seelye is not interested in the factual truth of the landing. He argues that what truly gives Plymouth Rock its significance is more than two centuries of oratorical, literary, and artistic celebrations of the Pilgrims' arrival. Seelye traces how different political, religious, and social groups used the image of the Rock on behalf of their own specific causes and ideologies. Drawing on a wealth of speeches, paintings, and popular illustrations, he shows how Plymouth Rock changed in meaning over the years, beginning as a symbol of freedom evoked in patriotic sermons at the start of the Revolution and eventually becoming an icon of exclusion during the 1920s. Originally published in 1998. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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... Bunker Hill Monument as a ventriloquist dummy in 1843. But the emphasis of this oration suggests that monuments were now essential to the preservation of mankind's last and best hope . Webster pointed also to the bridge over the Potomac ...
... Bunker Hill Monument as a ventriloquist dummy in 1843. But the emphasis of this oration suggests that monuments were now essential to the preservation of mankind's last and best hope . Webster pointed also to the bridge over the Potomac ...
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... Bunker Hill Monument and ( as Seward pointed out ) the hills of New England , but more pertinently with Plymouth Rock itself . This last connection was expressed by the design of his monument , which placed the colossal figure of ...
... Bunker Hill Monument and ( as Seward pointed out ) the hills of New England , but more pertinently with Plymouth Rock itself . This last connection was expressed by the design of his monument , which placed the colossal figure of ...
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... Bunker Hill oration ( 1825 ) , 84-85 , 107 , 113 , 144 , 348 , 425 , 428-29 ; eulogies of , 84-85 , 273 , 324-26 ; and Edward Everett , 87 , 88 ; as betrayer of Pilgrim heritage , 172 , 223 ; quietism of , 179 ; in nullification debate ...
... Bunker Hill oration ( 1825 ) , 84-85 , 107 , 113 , 144 , 348 , 425 , 428-29 ; eulogies of , 84-85 , 273 , 324-26 ; and Edward Everett , 87 , 88 ; as betrayer of Pilgrim heritage , 172 , 223 ; quietism of , 179 ; in nullification debate ...
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Introduction | 1 |
A Boat a Ship Some People | 6 |
The Liberty Boys Hoist One for the Forefathers | 23 |
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