Title Creating Colonial Williamsburg : the restoration of Virginia's eighteenth-century capital / Anders Greenspan

Edition 2nd ed Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Birth of a dream -- Creating the faith -- To preserve a nation -- Growing prominence -- For the greater good -- Achieving maturity -- New challenges -- Continuity and change Summary In Creating Colonial Williamsburg, Anders Greenspan examines the restoration and re-creation of the structures and gardens of Virginia's colonial capital beginning in 1926. The restoration was undertaken by the Rockefeller family, whose aim was to promote a twentieth-century appreciation for eighteenth-century ideals. Ironically, those ideals, including democracy, individualism, and representative government, were often promoted at the expense of a more complete understanding of the town's true history. The meaning and purpose of Colonial Williamsburg has changed over time, along with America' Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index Notes Print version record Subject Colonial Williamsburg Foundation SUBJECT Colonial Williamsburg Foundation fast Subject Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Virginia -- Williamsburg -- History Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Virginia -- Williamsburg -- History Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Virginia -- Williamsburg -- History Public history -- Virginia -- Williamsburg Antiquities Architecture -- Conservation and restoration Buildings Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration Public history SUBJECT Williamsburg (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Williamsburg (Va.) -- Antiquities Subject Virginia -- Williamsburg Genre/Form History Form Electronic book

Other Titles Restoration of Virginia's eighteenth-century capital

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