American Places: Encounters With History : A Celebration of Sheldon Meyer - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 019513026X ISBN 13 : 9780195130263

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Leuchtenburg William E

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In American Places, more than two dozen of America's most gifted historians write about their encounters with historic places, bringing a personal viewpoint to bear on a wide variety of sites, ranging from Monticello to Fenway Park. Here James M. McPherson writes about the battlefield of Gettysburg, and how walking the ground of Pickett's Charge inspired one of his books. Kevin Starr visits the Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood and finds many of the flavors of California history there. Joel Williamson takes a bemused tour of Elvis Presley's Graceland, and David Kennedy tells the story of the "Pig War" on San Juan Island, where a spat between Britain and America over a speck of land in the Pacific Northwest helped determine the shape of the U.S. and Canada. William Freehling compares two places, Charleston's Battery and New Orleans' Jackson Square, showing how each reveals the different spirit of the society that created it. And Edward Ayers talks about spending time in Cyberspace, U.S.A. Other pieces include Robert Dallek on the FDR Memorial, David Hackett Fischer on the Boston Common, and William Leuchtenburg on his native borough of Queens. American Places celebrates the career of Sheldon Meyer, who over his years at Oxford University Press has published some of America's most distinguished historians, including many Pulitzer Prize and Bancroft Prize winners, virtually all of whom have contributed to this volume.

Revue de presse :

This edition is likely to appeal to the interested reader in addition to the scholar or student. (American Studies Today)

This is an appealing and useful collection that would be an extremely beneficial supplement to classroom teaching, allowing students access to the work of a selection of America's foremost historians and illustrating that history can be both personal and convincing. (American Studies Today)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 019513026X
• ISBN 13: 9780195130263
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400