Museums, monuments, and parks
Subtitle: toward a new genealogy of public history
By: Denise D. Meringolo
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781558499409; 9781558499393
Subjects: Public history; Historic preservation; Conservation and restoration; Historic sites; Nature conservation; Historical museums; United States; United States. National Park Service; National parks and reserves; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : a new kind of technician : in search of the culture of public history; title: A matter of national dignity : education and federal authority; title: Managing the landscape : national parks, national monuments, and the use of public land; title: Losing their identity : National Park Service museums and federal collections; title: Ignorant and local-minded influences : historic sites and the expansion of the National Park Service; title: Real park service men : on the ground and in the books; title: Park service diggers : public historians and the problem of status; title: Conclusion : toward a new genealogy of public history.