These Honored Dead: How The Story Of Gettysburg Shaped American Memory

Synopsis of These Honored Dead: How The Story Of Gettysburg Shaped American Memory

«These Honored Dead: How The Story Of Gettysburg Shaped American Memory» is the essay by Thomas A. Desjardin, published by Da Capo Press in hardback.

Thomas A. Desjardin studies how Gettysburg became a national myth: the account of the three-day battle, from Lincoln's address to the figure of the soldier-hero, was shaped by culture and collective memory. The work separates fact from legend and shows how that narrative reflects the identity of the United States.

Originally published in 2003, in English, with 272 pages. Thomas A. Desjardin has been an archivist and historian for the National Park Service at Gettysburg.

For fans of military history, the American Civil War, and studies of historical memory.