Böcker av Paul A. Shackel

Harpers Ferry was one of America's earliest and most significant industrial communities - serving as an excellent example of the changing patterns of human relations that led to dramatic progress in work life and in domestic relations in modern times.

Archaeology can either bolster memory and tradition, or contradict the status quo and provide an alternative view of the past.

This work examines four well-known Civil War-era National Park sites and shows us how public memory shaped their creation and continues to shape their interpretation. It shows that "public memory" is really "public memories", and interpretation may change from one generation to another.

Archaeology can either bolster memory and tradition, or contradict the status quo and provide an alternative view of the past.