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American civil religion : what Americans hold sacred
- Title
- American civil religion : what Americans hold sacred / Peter Gardella.
- Author
- Gardella, Peter, 1951-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Details
- Description
- xi, 368 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- What is American civil religion? -- America: the name, the concept, and the word -- Jamestown and its anniversaries -- The Mayflower Compact -- Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims, and the Indians -- City on a hill: from Jesus to Winthrop, Kennedy, and Reagan -- The Freedom Trail and Boston Common -- The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the slave quarters -- The flag -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Great Seal and the dollar bill -- The Constitution -- Washington, D.C.: the city, the Capitol, and the White House -- The Star-Spangled Banner -- The Washington Monument -- The Battle Hymn of the Republic -- Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address -- Lincoln's second inaugural address -- Arlington National Cemetery -- The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island -- America the Beautiful -- The Lincoln Memorial -- Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills -- God Bless America -- This Land is Your Land -- The four freedoms -- Iwo Jima: the picture, the monuments, and the battle -- Disney parks -- The Kennedy inaugural --Kings' speeches: the Mall (1963) and Memphis (1968) -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Transforming the National Mall -- Ground zero, martyrdom, and empire -- Conflict, consensus, and the future.
- Call Number
- IAG 14-3380
- ISBN
- 9780195300185 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0195300181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780195300178 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0195300173 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013022355
- OCLC
- 858914293
- Author
- Gardella, Peter, 1951- author.
- Title
- American civil religion : what Americans hold sacred / Peter Gardella.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- IAG 14-3380