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In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark: Early Commemorations and the Origins of the National Historic Trail - Couverture souple

Lewis, Wallace G.

 
9781646426232: In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark: Early Commemorations and the Origins of the National Historic Trail
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ISBN 10 : 1646426231 ISBN 13 : 9781646426232
Editeur : University Press of Colorado, 2024

Synopsis

Although it was 1806 when Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis after their journey across the country, it was not until 1905 that they were celebrated as national heroes. In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark examines how public attitudes toward their explorations and the means of commemorating them have changed, from the production of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905 to the establishment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in 1978 and the celebrations of the expedition's bicentennial from 2003 through 2007.

The first significant stirrings of national public interest in Lewis and Clark coincided with the beginning of a nationwide fascination with transcontinental automobile touring. Americans began to reconnect with the past and interact with the history of Western expansion by becoming a new breed of "frontier explorer" via their cars. As a result, early emphasis on local plaques and monuments yielded to pageants, reenactments, and, ultimately, attempts to retrace the route, promoting conservation and recreation along its length.

Wallace G. Lewis details the ingenuity that inspired the establishment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, opening a window to how America reimagines, recreates, and remembers its own past. In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark will appeal to both scholarly and armchair historians interested in the Western frontier as experienced by both Lewis and Clark and those retracing their steps today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Wallace G. Lewis is professor emeritus from Western Colorado University and lives with his wife in Moscow, Idaho.

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Éditeur
University Press of Colorado
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1646426231
ISBN 13 
9781646426232
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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