Museums, monuments, and national parks [electronic resource] : toward a new genealogy of public history / Denise D. Meringolo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : a new kind of technician : in search of the culture of public history -- A matter of national dignity : education and federal authority -- Managing the landscape : national parks, national monuments, and the use of public land -- Losing their identity : National Park Service museums and federal collections -- Ignorant and local-minded influences : historic sites and the expansion of the National Park Service -- Real park service men : on the ground and in the books -- Park service diggers : public historians and the problem of status -- Conclusion : toward a new genealogy of public history.

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