Sealed with blood
Subtitle: war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America
By: Sarah J. Purcell.
Series: Early American studies
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Memory -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Memory -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; National characteristics, American; Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Monuments; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
Description: "Sealed with Blood makes a significant and original contribution to the growing literature on the creation of American nationalism and on the power of historical memory. The understand how military experiences of the American Revolution contributed to the earliest formation of American nationalism is to understand something crucial and long-lasting about American political culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.