Books

Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments in a Changing World

Monument Culture brings together a collection of essays from scholars and cultural critics working on the meanings of monuments and memorials in the second decade of the twenty-first century, a time of great social and political change. The book encourages readers to have a broad view of the challenges facing individuals and society in making sense of public monuments with contested meanings…

Rowman & Littlefield American Association for State and Local History Series 2019

Colonial Klaus in Thomas Jefferson’s House

Klaus, a black-and-tan long-haired dachshund is walking the grounds of historic Poplar Forest, where Thomas Jefferson lived more than 200 years ago. The little dog follows a scent into a rabbit hole and when he pops out at the other end, finds himself wearing a tri-corn hat. He meets Thomas Jefferson and his grand-daughters…

Mascot Books 2019

The State of Museums: Voices from the Field

Coinciding with the centenary of the New England Museums Association - a region home to many of the USA's most progressive and ground-breaking museums - The State of Museums, Voices from the Field explores the shifts in culture, urbanization, technology, tolerance and diversity that continue to impact the mission…

MuseumsEtc 2018

A Guide to Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia

Few prominent Americans are as associated with a place as Thomas Jefferson is with Virginia. The heart of "Jefferson Country" is his house and plantation at Monticello, but Jefferson traveled the breadth of his home state, from his time at William & Mary in Williamsburg to the new state capital at Richmond and his retreat and plantation at Poplar Forest…

The History Press 2018

The Public Artscape of New Haven: Themes in the Creation of a City Image

There are nearly 500 public works of art throughout New Haven, Connecticut, a city of 17 square miles with 130,000 residents. While other historic East Coast cities—Philadelphia, Providence, Boston—have been the subjects of book-length studies on the function and meaning of public art, New Haven (founded 1638) has been largely ignored…

McFarland & Co. 2018

New Haven in World War I

During World War I, New Haven was a hive of wartime activity. The city hummed with munition production from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, while food conservation campaigns, canning kitchens and book drives contributed to the war effort. Meanwhile, Walter Camp, father of American football, whipped recruits and city residents into shape with his fitness programs…

The History Press 2017

New Haven’s Columbus Day Parade and Monument

In the 21st century, the figure of Christopher Columbus is being challenged across the country, with many American cities changing his holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day. But, the Columbus story in New Haven is important to consider: the Columbus Monument and Columbus Day Parade exist because Italian Americans of the city needed ways to establish their presence in the Elm City…

Arcadia Publishing 2017

Art of the Amistad and the Portrait of Cinqué

The Amistad incident, one of the few successful ship revolts in the history of enslavement, has been discussed by historians for decades, even becoming the subject of a Steven Spielberg film in 1997, which brought the story to wide audiences. But, while historians have examined the Amistad case for its role in the long history of the Atlantic…

Bloomsbury American Association for State and Local History Series 2016

Historic Treasures of New Haven: Celebrating 375 Years of the Elm City

For more than two hundred years, New Haven, Connecticut, has had a particular proclivity for marking the passage of time. Residents of the Elm City celebrate their heritage in historic fashion, and they have carefully preserved fascinating relics from their city's past in local museums. Examine the first commemorative medal made for New Haven's 200th anniversary in 1838…

The History Press 2013