Creating Colonial Williamsburg: The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital by Greenspan, Anders

Creating Colonial Williamsburg: The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807859872)

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Creating Colonial Williamsburg: The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital by Greenspan, Anders

Creating Colonial Williamsburg: The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital

$32.50
Creating Colonial Williamsburg: The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital by Greenspan, Anders

Creating Colonial Williamsburg: The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital

$32.50
Format: Paperback
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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: Anders Greenspan
ISBN-10: 0807859877
ISBN-13: 9780807859872
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.04w x 0.57d

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