American relics and the politics of public memory / Matthew Dennis.

"The gold epaulettes that George Washington wore into battle. A Union soldier's bloody shirt in the wake of the Civil War. A crushed wristwatch after the 9/11 attacks. The bullet-riddled door of the Pulse nightclub. Volatile and shape-shifting, relics have long played a role in memorializing the Ame...

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Main Author:	Dennis, Matthew, 1955- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]
Series:	Public history in historical perspective.
Subjects:	Material culture > United States. United States > Social life and customs. Collective memory > United States. United States > Antiquities. Antiquities. Collective memory. Manners and customs. Material culture. United States.
Physical Description:	xxvi, 436 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format:	Book