Sealed with blood: war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America
Publisher's description: 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...
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Zusammenfassung: | Publisher's description: 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. Sealed with Blood makes a significant and original contribution to the growing literature on the creation of American nationalism and on the power of historical memory. To understand how military experiences of the American Revolution contributed to the earliest formation of American nationalism is to understand something crucial and long-lasting about American political culture |
Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Beschreibung: | 278 S. Ill. |
ISBN: | 0812236602 |
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adam_text | Contents
Introduction:
War
1
During the Revolutionary War,
2
Military Gratitude,
3
and Their Audiences in an Age of Party Conflict,
1790-1800 92
4
5
1820-1825 171
Afterword
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
The first martyr to the cause of American liberty wns
Major General Joseph Warren, a well-known political
orator, physician, and president of the Provincial
Congress of Massachusetts. Shot in the face at close
into A national hero, with his story appearing
throughout the colonies in newspapers, songs, pam¬
phlets, sermons, and even theater productions. His
death, though shockingly violent, was not
tens of thousands of others, but his sacrifice came
to mean something much more significant to the
American
Staled with Blood reveals how public memories and
commemorations of Revolutionary War heroes, such
as those of Warren, helped Americans form a com¬
mon bond and create a new national identity.
Drawing from extensive research on civic celebra¬
tions and commemorative literature in the half-
century that followed the War for Independence,
Sarah
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 sacri¬
fice for the sake of American political principles.
By the mid-nineteenth 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 politi¬
cal status. Black slaves made explicit the connection
between military service and claims to freedom from
bondage. Between
the American nation itself was also democratized, as
the role of the people in keeping the sacred mem¬
ory of the Revolutionary War broadened.
Settled with Blood makes a significant and original con¬
tribution to the growing literature on the creation
of American nationalism and on the power or his¬
torical memory. To understand how military experi¬
ences of the Amefican Revolution contributed to
the earliest formation of American nationalism is to
understand something crucial and long-lasting
about American political culture.
Sarah J.
Early American Studies
Published in
for Early American Studies
Daniel
Editors
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spelling | Purcell, Sarah J. Verfasser aut Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America Sarah J. Purcell Philadelphia Univ. of Pennsylvania Press 2002 278 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Early American studies Includes bibliographical references and index Publisher's description: 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. Sealed with Blood makes a significant and original contribution to the growing literature on the creation of American nationalism and on the power of historical memory. To understand how military experiences of the American Revolution contributed to the earliest formation of American nationalism is to understand something crucial and long-lasting about American political culture Geschichte 1700-1800 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1775-1783 gnd rswk-swf Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog gtt Collectief geheugen gtt Helden (personen) gtt Herdenkingen gtt Nationale identiteit gtt Offers gtt Geschichte Gesellschaft Nationalbewusstsein Nationalismus Memory Social aspects United States History 18th century Memory Social aspects United States History 19th century National characteristics, American Nationalism United States History 18th century Nationalism United States History 19th century Political culture United States History 18th century Political culture United States History 19th century Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 gnd rswk-swf United States - History USA United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Influence United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Monuments United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 s Geschichte 1775-1783 z DE-604 Digitalisierung UB Regensburg application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=009855794&sequence=000003&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis Digitalisierung UB Regensburg application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=009855794&sequence=000004&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Klappentext |
spellingShingle | Purcell, Sarah J. Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog gtt Collectief geheugen gtt Helden (personen) gtt Herdenkingen gtt Nationale identiteit gtt Offers gtt Geschichte Gesellschaft Nationalbewusstsein Nationalismus Memory Social aspects United States History 18th century Memory Social aspects United States History 19th century National characteristics, American Nationalism United States History 18th century Nationalism United States History 19th century Political culture United States History 18th century Political culture United States History 19th century Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 gnd |
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title | Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America |
title_auth | Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America |
title_exact_search | Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America |
title_full | Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America Sarah J. Purcell |
title_fullStr | Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America Sarah J. Purcell |
title_full_unstemmed | Sealed with blood war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America Sarah J. Purcell |
title_short | Sealed with blood |
title_sort | sealed with blood war sacrifice and memory in revolutionary america |
title_sub | war, sacrifice, and memory in Revolutionary America |
topic | Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog gtt Collectief geheugen gtt Helden (personen) gtt Herdenkingen gtt Nationale identiteit gtt Offers gtt Geschichte Gesellschaft Nationalbewusstsein Nationalismus Memory Social aspects United States History 18th century Memory Social aspects United States History 19th century National characteristics, American Nationalism United States History 18th century Nationalism United States History 19th century Political culture United States History 18th century Political culture United States History 19th century Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 gnd |
topic_facet | Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog Collectief geheugen Helden (personen) Herdenkingen Nationale identiteit Offers Geschichte Gesellschaft Nationalbewusstsein Nationalismus Memory Social aspects United States History 18th century Memory Social aspects United States History 19th century National characteristics, American Nationalism United States History 18th century Nationalism United States History 19th century Political culture United States History 18th century Political culture United States History 19th century Amerikanische Revolution United States - History USA United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Influence United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Monuments United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects |
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