| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Interpreting history |
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Interpreting history
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| Contents |
Interpretation -- Introduction to American military history -- Colonization and settlement (1607-1763) -- Revolution and the new republic: 1763-1815 -- The constitutional settlement, 1783-1815 -- The antebellum period, 1815-1860 -- The Civil War, 1860-1865 -- 1865-1914: internal and external expansion -- On the world's stage: 1914-1939 -- World War Two, 1941-1945 -- On the brink: the Cold War, 1945-1973 -- A world undone: the Cold War and beyond, 1973-present |
| Summary |
While the lessons of the past are equally important today as when they first occurred, the trouble lies in making them accessible to modern-audiences. Interpreting American Military History at Museums and Historic Sites provides a guide to turning those important American military moments into relevant and captivating experiences. The book acts as a primer for those unfamiliar with academic trends of the last forty years. Through vis-à-vis current interpretive methods and case studies, readers will gain an understanding of how to take this information and create programs, interpretive media, o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Military museums -- United States
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Historic sites -- Interpretive programs -- United States
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Museums -- Educational aspects -- United States
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Military parks -- United States
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Historic sites -- Interpretive programs
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Military museums
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Military parks
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Museums -- Educational aspects
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016002250 |
| ISBN |
9781442239753 |
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1442239751 |
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