These honored dead [electronic resource] : how the story of Gettysburg shaped American memory / Thomas A. Desjardin

Author	Desjardin, Thomas A., 1964-
Title	These honored dead [electronic resource] : how the story of Gettysburg shaped American memory / Thomas A. Desjardin
Imprint	Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2003
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Descript	xxii, 246 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm

CONTENT

The many meanings of Gettysburg -- Infirm foundations -- The struggle over memory -- Rascality and stupidity -- The self-fulfilling prophecy of John Badger Bachelder -- Lost in the lost cause -- Constructing the consummate Gettysburg hero -- The world's largest collection of outdoor sculpture -- Where's Buster Kilrain buried? -- American valhalla

Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg Pa. 1863 United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Influence United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Historiography National characteristics American Memory -- Social aspects -- United States Electronic books.