Keepers of our past : local historical writing in the United States, 1820s-1930s
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Keepers of our past : local historical writing in the United States, 1820s-1930s
（Contributions in American history, no. 129）
Greenwood Press, c1988
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Bibliography: p. [255]-274
Includes index
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Description
Long before Americans were imbued with the sense of a national past, local antiquarians and amateur historians wrote about the people, places, and happenings that were closest to their hearts, creating in the process a historical record of incalculable value. This gold mine of information and commentary is often overlooked by today's scholars. Russo's book puts us in touch with the historical consciousness of the American people and the once-paramount concern for the particular, the concrete, and the familiar.
Table of Contents
The Early Antiquarians The Early Setting The New England Pioneers: Their Histories Elsewhere: John F. Watson The Later Antiquarians The Later Setting Town Historians City Historians Repeaters Formulaic Local History Local History as a Publishing Venture Local History as an Editorial Project Local History as Literature The Coming of The Academics Amateurs and Academics Bibliography Index
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