Research Catalog

Title

The making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park : a devil, two rivers, and a dream / Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel.

Author

Moyer, Teresa S., 1976-

Publication

Lanham : AltaMira Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Shackel, Paul A.

Description

xxi, 235 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

American Association for State and Local History book series

Uniform Title

American Association for State and Local History book series.

Subjects

• Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > Antiquities
• Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > Buildings, structures, etc
• Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > West Virginia > Harpers Ferry
• Historic preservation > West Virginia > Harpers Ferry
• Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > History
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park > History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.

Contents

1. Harpers Ferry and its place in history -- 2. Remembering Harpers Ferry -- 3. The local campaign for a national monument -- 4. Local residents and the National Park Service -- 5. Harper House and the women's clubs of West Virginia -- 6. John Brown : devil, hero, terrorist, and abolitionist -- 7. Civil War commemoration and preservation -- 8. Industry, archaeology, and a working-class history -- 9. Making African-American history prominent at Harpers Ferry -- 10. Time freezing : Harpers Ferry and its place in time -- 11. Lessons learned - or not - at Harpers Ferry.

ISBN

• 9780759110656 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0759110654 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780759110663 (paper : alk. paper)
• 0759110662 (paper : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007005972

OCLC

• OCM85018282
• 85018282
• SCSB-5359416

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries