Pennsylvania in public memory : reclaiming the industrial 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 p...

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Main Author: Kitch, Carolyn L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012], ©2012.
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Summary:"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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Physical Description:xi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780271052199 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271052198 (cloth : alk. paper)