In the shadow of the United States Capitol
Subtitle: Congressional Cemetery and the memory of the nation
By: Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, Ronald Maberry
Publisher: New Academia Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780986021602; 9780986021626
Subjects: History; Cemeteries; Congressional Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Description: "This study explores the multiple ways in which Congressional Cemetery has been positioned for some two hundred years in “the shadow” of the U.S. Capitol. The narrative proceeds chronologically, discussing the burial ground during three periods: a) The antebellum years; b) The years from the end of the Civil War to approximately 1970, when the site progressively deteriorated; c) The period from the early 1970s to 2007, when both public and private organizations worked to preserve the physical site and the memory of what it has been and continues to represent. This monograph on Congressional Cemetery focuses on the dominant narrative associated with the site: its legacy as the first national burial ground in the United States. Given this emphasis, the text presents a political and cultural analysis of the cemetery, with particular focus on the participation of the U.S. Congress."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-407) and index.