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edited by Amy K. LevinPublication Details
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Defining Memory : Local Museums And The Construction Of History In America’s Changing Communities
The Archaeology Of Race And Racialization In Historic America
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Charles E. Orser, Jr. ; foreword by Michael S. NassaneyPublication Details
BookUniversity Press of Florida2007Links
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With the advent of this book, the ability of archaeologists to contribute to the study of race no longer can be doubted. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E159.5 .O77 2007 AVAILABLE
Etched In Stone : Enduring Words From Our Nation’s Monuments
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by Ryan Coonerty ; photographed by Carol M. Highsmith ; foreword by Douglas BrinkleyPublication Details
BookNational Geographic2008Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E159 .C774 2008 AVAILABLE
Journey Through Hallowed Ground : Birthplace Of The American Ideal
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by Andrew Cockburn ; photography by Kenneth GarrettPublication Details
BookNational Geographic2008Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E179 .C623 2008 AVAILABLE
A Richer Heritage : Historic Preservation In The Twenty- First Century
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edited by Robert E. StipePublication Details
BookUniversity of North Carolina Press2003Links
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In this “best practices” volume for students, professionals, and policy makers, 15 essays by leading scholars and professionals explore the history of the preservation movement in the US, the current range of philosophies and strategies employed by professionals in the field, and recommendations for appropriate preservation strategies, both public and private. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E159 .R535 2003 AVAILABLE
Historic Preservation : An Introduction To Its History, Principles, And Practice
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Norman TylerPublication Details
BookW.W. Norton2000Description
The perfect introduction for both architecture students and the interested layperson, it covers preservation philosophy, the history of the movement, the role of government, the designation and documentation of historic structures, establishing a historic district, sensitive architectural design and planning, and the economics of building rehabilitation. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E159 .T95 2000 AVAILABLE
Landmarks Of African American History
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James Oliver HortonPublication Details
BookOxford University Press2004Links
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In Landmarks of African American History, James Oliver Horton chooses thirteen historic sites to explore the struggles and triumphs of African Americans and how they helped shape the rich and varied history of the United States. The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Boston’s Old State House illustrate African American contributions to the defense of their country and reveal racial tensions within the military. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E185 .H6444 2004 AVAILABLE
Design With Culture : Claiming America’s Landscape Heritage
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edited by Charles A. Birnbaum and Mary V. HughesPublication Details
BookUniversity of Virginia Press2005Links
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Often viewed as nostalgic and inauthentic, the work of early preservationists has frequently been underrated by modern practitioners. Birnbaum and Hughes illustrate not only the similarity of experience between early and modern landscape preservationists but also the immense impact that their decisions had and still have on our daily lives. landscape architects, architects, planners, amateur and professional gardeners, conservationists, preservationists, and anyone with an interest in history, travel, and national parks, Design with Culture will prove an indispensable resource for understanding the history of landscape preservation. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) SB472.8 .D47 2005 AVAILABLE
Unlocking The Past : Celebrating Historical Archaeology In North America
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edited by Lu Ann De Cunzo and John H. Jameson, JrPublication Details
BookUniversity Press of Florida2005Description
Leading readers to archaeological sites from Canada to the Caribbean and through time from the era of early Norse voyages to World War II, this book describes compelling discoveries unearthed by archaeologists in search of North America’s historical past. Through burial remains left beneath streets and tall buildings, “Building Cities” portrays urban life in large cities like New York, World Heritage cities like Quebec, and industrial cities like Oakland, California. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E159.5 .U55 2005 AVAILABLE
America’s National Park Roads And Parkways : Drawings From The Historic American Engineering Record
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Timothy Davis, Todd A. Croteau, and Christopher H. Marston, editors ; introductory essay by Tim Davis ; and foreword by Eric DelonyPublication Details
BookJohns Hopkins University Press2004Links
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The roads within America’s national park system reveal a wide range of technological, aesthetic, and philosophical concerns. America’s National Park Roads and Parkways brings together 331 measured and interpretive drawings commissioned by HAER to illustrate the physical characteristics, design strategies, construction practices, and visitor experiences of roads in national parks from Acadia to Zion and parkways from the Blue Ridge to the Natchez Trace. Zion National Park National Military Parks: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS FOLIO (UPPER) E160 .A578 2004 AVAILABLE
Lies Across America : What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
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James W. LoewenPublication Details
Book1st Touchstone edSimon & Schuster2000Links
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In Lies Across America, James W. Lies Across America is a one-of-a-kind examination of sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E159 .L64 2000 AVAILABLE
Passages To Freedom : The Underground Railroad In History And Memory
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edited by David W. BlightPublication Details
BookSmithsonian Books in association with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center2004Description
An eloquent publication to accompany the opening of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. These stories of enormous risk, of black leadership and white cooperation, of many thousands of journeys to freedom, have become a part of American historical consciousness. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E450 .P27 2004 AVAILABLE
Encyclopedia Of American National Parks
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edited by Hal K. Rothman and Sara Dant EwertPublication Details
BookSharpe Reference2004Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS REFERENCE (MAIN) E160 .R54 2004 v.1 AVAILABLE REFERENCE (MAIN) E160 .R54 2004 v.2 AVAILABLE
Restoring Women’s History Through Historic Preservation
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Gail Lee Dubrow and Jennifer B. Goodman, editorsPublication Details
BookJohns Hopkins University Press2003Description
It documents women’s contributions to the historic preservation movement at places such as Mount Vernon and explores women’s history at several existing landmarks such as historic homes, as wells as in a wider array of cultural landscapes ranging from nurses’ residences in Montreal to prostitutes’ quarters in Los Angeles. Over the past several decades, work in the areas of women’s history and historic preservation has done much to change not only how we regard history but also how we might broaden the very notion of what we consider historical. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) HQ1410 .R47 2003 AVAILABLE
Our National Treasures
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by Kate TorpiePublication Details
BookMondo2002Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVER CHILD LIT (LOWER) 973 T686o AVAILABLE
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