Sealed with Blood: War, Sacrifice, and Memory in Revolutionary America

Sarah J. Purcell

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2002

Sealed with Blood

War, Sacrifice, and Memory in Revolutionary America

Sarah J. Purcell

In the series Early American Studies

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203028

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About this book

"An exemplary study of public memory because of its wide vision, its attentiveness to context, and its careful delineation of change over time."—David Waldstreicher, author of In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820

Author / Editor information

Sarah J. Purcell teaches history at Grinnell College.

Reviews

"A substantial contribution to the scholarship in early republic cultural and political history, and in many ways an exemplary study of public memory because of its wide vision, its attentiveness to context, and its careful delineation of change over time."—David Waldstreicher, author of In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820

"A valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between the American revolution and national identity in the early republic."—Journal of the Early Republic

"Thoughtful and engaging. . . . Purcell's book effectively demonstrates the transformation in the political language and discourse surrounding wartime military sacrifice."—American Historical Review

"This book examines what Sarah J. Purcell calls the military memory of the War of American Independence in American life. . . . She convincingly contends that the experience of war from 1775 to 1783 and the selective memory of that experience figure largely in Americans' understanding of the nation they created. . . . A sophisticated exploration of the diverse uses to which dramatic war experiences could be put."—Military History

"Not only a significant contribution to the field; [Sealed with Blood] is also a good read."—North Carolina Historical Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Public Memory and the Revolutionary War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. "Blood-Bought Fame": National Identity and Commemoration During the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. "Gratitude Shall Be Written on Our Hearts": The Nation and Military Gratitude, 1781-1789 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. "Republican Emblems" and "Popular Devices": Heroes and Their Audiences in an Age of Party Conflict, 1790-1800 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
4. National Crisis and Destabilized Memory, 1801-1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
5. The Return of Lafayette: Memory and the National Future, 1820-1825 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 15 illus.
Keywords: American History; American Studies

eBook

Published: August 3, 2010
ISBN: 9780812203028