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Pennsylvania in public memory [electronic resource] : reclaiming the industrial past / Carolyn Kitch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780271053943
  • 0271053941
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 338.09748 23
LOC classification:
  • T22.P4 K57 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Public Memory and the Legacies of Labor -- "Almost a Nation" : The History of Industrial Heritage in Pennsylvania -- "A Journey That Will Inspire" : Regions, Routes, and Rails -- "Overcomin' What Nature Put in Your Way" : Rural Heritage and Pioneer Mythology -- "Where I Came From, How I Got Here" : Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Tourism, and the Memory of Immigration -- "Deep Veins of Loss" : Sacrifice and Heroism in Coal Country -- "From Our Family to Yours" : Personal Meanings of Work in Factory Tourism -- "Steel Made This Town" : An Unfinished Story in Uncertain Times -- "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" : The Questions of Industrial Heritage -- Epilogue: The Future of Pennsylvania's Past.
Scope and content: "Looks at sites and events in Pennsylvania to explore the emergence of heritage culture about industry and its loss in America. Traces the shaping of public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and the story it tells about both local and national identity"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Public Memory and the Legacies of Labor -- "Almost a Nation" : The History of Industrial Heritage in Pennsylvania -- "A Journey That Will Inspire" : Regions, Routes, and Rails -- "Overcomin' What Nature Put in Your Way" : Rural Heritage and Pioneer Mythology -- "Where I Came From, How I Got Here" : Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Tourism, and the Memory of Immigration -- "Deep Veins of Loss" : Sacrifice and Heroism in Coal Country -- "From Our Family to Yours" : Personal Meanings of Work in Factory Tourism -- "Steel Made This Town" : An Unfinished Story in Uncertain Times -- "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" : The Questions of Industrial Heritage -- Epilogue: The Future of Pennsylvania's Past.

"Looks at sites and events in Pennsylvania to explore the emergence of heritage culture about industry and its loss in America. Traces the shaping of public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and the story it tells about both local and national identity"--Provided by publisher.

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