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Book Sealed with Blood

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  • Author : Sarah J. Purcell
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Release : 2010-08-03
  • ISBN : 081220302X
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Sealed with Blood written by Sarah J. Purcell and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first martyr to the cause of American liberty was Major General Joseph Warren, a well-known political orator, physician, and president of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. Shot in the face at close range at Bunker Hill, Warren was at once transformed into a national hero, with his story appearing throughout the colonies in newspapers, songs, pamphlets, sermons, and even theater productions. His death, though shockingly violent, was not unlike tens of thousands of others, but his sacrifice came to mean something much more significant to the American public. Sealed with Blood reveals how public memories and commemorations of Revolutionary War heroes, such as those for Warren, helped Americans form a common bond and create a new national identity. Drawing from extensive research on civic celebrations and commemorative literature in the half-century that followed the War for Independence, Sarah Purcell shows how people invoked memories of their participation in and sacrifices during the war when they wanted to shore up their political interests, make money, argue for racial equality, solidify their class status, or protect their personal reputations. Images were also used, especially those of martyred officers, as examples of glory and sacrifice for the sake of American political principles. By the midnineteenth century, African Americans, women, and especially poor white veterans used memories of the Revolutionary War to articulate their own, more inclusive visions of the American nation and to try to enhance their social and political status. Black slaves made explicit the connection between military service and claims to freedom from bondage. Between 1775 and 1825, the very idea of the American nation itself was also democratized, as the role of "the people" in keeping the sacred memory of the Revolutionary War broadened.

Book Bibliography of Charlestown  Massachusetts  and Bunker Hill

Download or read book Bibliography of Charlestown Massachusetts and Bunker Hill written by James Frothingham Hunnewell and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... Lists monographs and other publications about Bunker Hill and Charlestown (including contemporary newspaper accounts of the battle of Bunker Hill), as well as works printed in Charlestown, for the period of 1630 to 1880; includes a comprehensive index by subject and personal name as well as a copy of the "Plan of the Action at Breed's Hill, June 17, 1775" engraved in 1797; the copy in RLS is partially annotated; a copy of this publication was in the BRA collection ...

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Main part

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Book An Oration Delivered at Charlestown  Massachusetts on the 17 of June  1841  in Commemoration of the Battle of Bunker Hill

Download or read book An Oration Delivered at Charlestown Massachusetts on the 17 of June 1841 in Commemoration of the Battle of Bunker Hill written by George Edward Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Oration Delivered at Charlestown Massachusetts on the 17th of June 1841 in Commemoration

Download or read book An Oration Delivered at Charlestown Massachusetts on the 17th of June 1841 in Commemoration written by George E. Ellis and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Download or read book Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society written by Massachusetts Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Author index

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Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Date index

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Book The Shelf List of the Union Theological Seminary Library in New York City

Download or read book The Shelf List of the Union Theological Seminary Library in New York City written by Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). Library and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Major William Calder of Charlestown  Massachusetts  1735 1802

Download or read book Major William Calder of Charlestown Massachusetts 1735 1802 written by Harold Clarke Durrell and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Reign of Terror in America

Download or read book The Reign of Terror in America written by Rachel Hope Cleves and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Cleves argues that American fears of the violence of the French Revolution led to antislavery, antiwar, and public education movements.

Book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore  Including the Additions Made Since 1882

Download or read book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore Including the Additions Made Since 1882 written by George Peabody Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore  Including the Additions Made Since 1882

Download or read book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore Including the Additions Made Since 1882 written by Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary Catalog of the Rare Book Division

Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Rare Book Division written by New York Public Library. Rare Book Division and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reference tool for Rare Books Collection.