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Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory
- Title
- Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory / Roger C. Aden.
- Author
- Aden, Roger C. (Roger Craig), 1962-
- Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 15-1354 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 15-5359 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 243 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Relations with slaves
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Slavery > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century
- Lost architecture > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
- Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) > Antiquities
- Philadelphia (Pa.) > Buildings, structures, etc
- Philadelphia (Pa.) > Antiquities
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Discovering the truth: the revelation of ugly history -- Re-collecting the past: the complexity of public memory -- Displacing the inconvenient: the incomplete story of liberty -- Honoring the ancestors: the quest for acknowledgement -- Shaping the place: the design competition -- Revealing the foundations: the excavation of the site -- Telling the stories: the opening of the installation -- Continuing the conversation: the legacy of the President's House.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-5359
- ISBN
- 9781439911990 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1439911991 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9781439912010 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014017219
- OCLC
- 888400721
- Author
- Aden, Roger C. (Roger Craig), 1962-
- Title
- Upon the ruins of liberty : slavery, the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, and public memory / Roger C. Aden.
- Publisher
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-5359Sc E 15-1354