Telling America's Stories Through Places combines the methodologies of the public historian, practitioner, and the participant and observer to survey several types of historic sites with an emphasis on how to provide meaningful experiences for visitors. Coverage expands beyond the traditional interpreter-led tour to include videos, exhibitions, and other types of interpretive media as well as sites that are not typically categorized as a house museum. Part I of the book examines different types of sites, from historic homes to battlefields to urban neighborhoods. Part II introduces characteristics of different forms of site stewardship. Part III presents the exemplary techniques identified in Part I as a practical set of tools.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
20 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
20 Halftones, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7656-4169-4 (9780765641694)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Melissa Bingmann is Director of Public History and Assistant Professor of History at the University of West Virginia. She is the author of Prep School Cowboys: Ranch Schools in the American West.
Autor*in
West Virginia University, USA
Introduction
Part I: An Overview of the Types of Sites to be Found and the Stories They Can Tell
1. Presidents' Homes
2. Sites of Lesser-Known Historical Actors
3. Legacy Sites
4. Interpreting Slavery in Urban Spaces and Northern Sites
5. Industrial Sites and Labor History
6. Military History: Battlefields and Forts
7. World War II Sites
8. Native American Sites and Sacred Places
9. Sexuality at Historic Sites
10. Social Utopian Communities
11. Urban Walking Tours
12. Heritage Corridors, Trails, and Historic Places that Require Transportation
Part II: The Significance of Ownership in Shaping Historical Narratives
13. Non-profit Historic Sites
14. Government Sites
15. For-Profit Sites and Corporate Sites
16. Church Owned Sites
Part III: Techniques
17. Using the Stuff of History to Tell Stories
18. Common Pitfalls and Turn-offs
19. The Methodology of Researching and Writing about Historic Sites
