Museums, monuments, and national parks : toward a new genealogy of public history / Denise D. Meringolo

Prologue: A new kind of technichian. In search of the culture of public history. -- Science and goverment: defining the landscape. -- A matter of national dignity: education and federal authority. -- Managing the landscape: natinal parks, national mouments, and the use of public land. -- Turning nature into history: the National Park Service and the culture of public history. -- Losing their identity: National Park Service Museums and federal collections. -- Ignorant and local-minded influences: historic sites and the expansion of the National Park Service. -- Real Park Service Men: on the ground and in the books. -- Tercera parte: Whom do we serve? Public history and the question of authority. -- Park service diggers: public historians and the problem of status. -- Conclusion: toward a new genealogy of public history.

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