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Author | : George Humphrey Yetter |
Publisher | : Colonial Williamsburg |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780879350772 |
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George Yetter's informative text describes why Williamsburg was founded and flourished during the colonial period. He traces the deterioration that followed when the capital moved to Richmond in 1780, and concludes with the exciting story of how Williamsburg's past was saved. Old photographs, daguerreotypes, watercolors, sketches, and maps capture "pre-restoration" Williamsburg. Lovely color "after" photographs show that the vision and dream have been fulfilled.
Author | : Hildegarde Hawthorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Dwellings |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Anders Greenspan |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2020-11-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469625679 |
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In Creating Colonial Williamsburg, Anders Greenspan examines the restoration and re-creation of the structures and gardens of Virginia's colonial capital beginning in 1926. The restoration was undertaken by the Rockefeller family, whose aim was to promote a twentieth-century appreciation for eighteenth-century ideals. Ironically, those ideals, including democracy, individualism, and representative government, were often promoted at the expense of a more complete understanding of the town's true history. The meaning and purpose of Colonial Williamsburg has changed over time, along with America's changing social and political landscapes, making the study of this historic site a unique and meaningful entry point to understanding the shifting modern American character. In recent years, financial struggles and declining attendance forced a new interpretation of the town, extending the presentation into the period of the American Revolution, while adding new interpretive approaches such as street theater and a greater emphasis on technology. Over its eighty-year history, says Greenspan, Colonial Williamsburg has grown and matured, while still retaining its emphasis on the importance of eighteenth-century values and their application in the modern world.
Author | : Richard Handler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Download The New History in an Old Museum Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"In this impressive ethnography of Williamsburg, Handler and Gable take us behind the scenes and show us the roles of professional historians, front-line interpreters, corporate officials, and service workers in shaping the portrait of eighteenth-century Virginia that is presented. I know of no other book that presents such a complete and complex portrait of the museum as a social, economic, and cultural institution."--Roy Rosenzweig, George Mason University
Author | : George Humphrey Yetter |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2019-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0300248350 |
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This up-to-date and comprehensive look at the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg illuminates the important role it has played in our understanding of 18th-century America.
Author | : William Clinton Ewing |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2021-11-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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English settlers founded Williamsburg in 1632 as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers. The city functioned as the capital of the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and became the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution. The College of William & Mary, established in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the only one of the nine colonial colleges in the South. Its alumni include three U.S. presidents as well as many other important figures in the nation's early history. The city's tourism-based economy is driven by Colonial Williamsburg, the city's restored Historic Area. Along with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown, Williamsburg forms part of the Historic Triangle, which annually attracts more than four million tourists. Modern Williamsburg is also a college town, inhabited in large part by William & Mary students, faculty and staff.
Author | : Edward G. Lengel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.) |
ISBN | : 9780879352981 |
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"This book, a companion to 'Colonial Williamsburg: The Guide: The Official Companion to the Historic Area,' recounts Williamsburg's 'story'--the events and circumstances that led to the town's founding and its community life and political importance up to and through the Revolutionary War. It offers a bit of postwar history as well, including Williamsburg's experience of the Civil War and the town's eventual restoration-all 301 acres of it. The history of Williamsburg is critical to the American story of who we are and how our nation came to be"--
Author | : Richard Handler |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780822319740 |
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An ethnographic exploration of the presentation of history at Colonial Williamsburg. It examines the packaging of American history, and the consumerism and the manufacturing of cultural beliefs.
Author | : M. Kent Brinkley |
Publisher | : Colonial Williamsburg |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780879351588 |
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""The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg" features twenty gardens in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. Stunning photography complements the text and detailed garden plans identify the plantings in each garden. Experience the sights, colors, and textures found in Colonial Williamsburg's gardens each season of the year."--Book jacket.
Author | : Ada Louise Huxtable |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781565844278 |
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A leading American architectural critic examines Americans' peculiar passion for synthetic environments, such as shopping malls and Disneyworld, and charges today's architecture with being dehumanized and functionally out of tune with the environment.