Out of fire and valor
Subtitle: the war memorials of New York City from the Revolution to 9-11
By: written and photographed by Cal Snyder.
Publisher: Bunker Hill Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781593730512
Subjects: War memorials -- New York (State) -- New York.; Soldiers' monuments -- New York (State) -- New York.; New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; New York (N.Y.) -- History, Military.
Description: "Through a series of short essays, illustrated by 140 photographs, this book examines how America evolved its sculptural and memorial traditions, and how they were adapted to the purposes of war remembrance. Each of the great memorial epochs is covered: The American Revolution and Civil War, the Spanish-American War and First World War, and then World War Two and the post-war decades. This story - of the arts of memory - is set upon the stage of the city's own growth, its seeking for identity, and the role of the elites and the immigrants who formed its soul and sent their sons to war for an adopted homeland.

Their tributes remind us that our memorial landscape is more than a record of art and cultural history; it is foremost a legacy of sacrifice raised up for the city's sons and daughters by those who gave and remembered them. The book's second part is a descriptive catalog of 159 memorials, including three maps that provide convenient walking tours in Manhattan and Brooklyn."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.