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'
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index