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Author:   Carolyn Kitch (Temple University)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780271052205

ISBN 10:   0271052201
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Public Memory and the Legacies of Labor 1 “Almost a Nation”: The History of Industrial Heritage in Pennsylvania 2 “A Journey That Will Inspire”: Regions, Routes, and Rails 3 “Overcomin’ What Nature Put in Your Way”: Rural Heritage and Pioneer Mythology 4 “Where I Came From, How I Got Here”: Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Tourism, and the Memory of Immigration 5 “Deep Veins of Loss”: Sacrifice and Heroism in Coal Country 6 “From Our Family to Yours”: Personal Meanings of Work in Factory Tourism 7 “Steel Made This Town”: An Unfinished Story in Uncertain Times 8 “What’s the Use of Wond’rin’?”: The Questions of Industrial Heritage Epilogue: The Future of Pennsylvania’s Past Notes Bibliography Index

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This is a fascinating book that will make a major original contribution to the overlapping fields of public history, deindustrialization, and tourism studies. --Steven High, Concordia University, author of Industrial Sunset

Kitch offers up a fascinating survey of industrial historic sites and interpretation in this volume. Pennsylvania, deeply embedded in the history of industry and energy extraction, provides an excellent case study for her analysis. Given the vast array of sites that she visited, Kitch weaves together a discussion that is logically organized and clearly argued. My only problem with this book is deciding whether to assign it to students in my public history course or to those who take my class on Pennsylvania history. Given her valuable critical insights, it would be worth it to assign Pennsylvania in Public Memory in both. John Bloom, H-Penn

Author Information

Carolyn Kitch is Professor of Journalism in the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University, USA.

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