With its rich foundation stories, Philadelphia may be the most important city in America's collective memory. By the middle of the eighteenth century William Penn's "greene countrie town" was, after London, the largest city in the British Empire. The two most important documents in the history of the United States, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were drafted and signed in Philadelphia. The city served off and on as the official capital of the young country until 1800, and was also the site of the ...
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With its rich foundation stories, Philadelphia may be the most important city in America's collective memory. By the middle of the eighteenth century William Penn's "greene countrie town" was, after London, the largest city in the British Empire. The two most important documents in the history of the United States, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were drafted and signed in Philadelphia. The city served off and on as the official capital of the young country until 1800, and was also the site of the first American university, hospital, medical college, bank, paper mill, zoo, sugar refinery, public school, and government mint. In First City, acclaimed historian Gary B. Nash examines the complex process of memory making in this most historic of American cities. Though history is necessarily written from the evidence we have of the past, as Nash shows, rarely is that evidence preserved without intent, nor is it equally representative. Full of surprising anecdotes, First City reveals how Philadelphians-from members of elite cultural institutions, such as historical societies and museums, to relatively anonymous groups, such as women, racial and religious minorities, and laboring people-have participated in the very partisan activity of transmitting historical memory from one generation to the next.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good. Size: 10x7x0; Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. May have a few pencil marks. "A wonderful volume, filled with stories of historical discovery, describing the preservation of Philadelphia's past for the benefit of all. First City is a first-rate piece of historical interpretation that will be a great contribution to America's cultural history."-Journal of the Early Republic.
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NF in NF jacket. A large item: non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees. Neither remainder nor ex-lib. Hardcover in blue cloth, in blue and grey jacket with c.1850 bird's eye view of city spanning frnt and rear, small 4to. 383pp. Index, endnotes, 138 figures throughout. Nf/NF. Book has light splaying toward fore edge of rear board only with no effect on strong binding and hinge. Jacket has light abrasion along upper edges with short nicks, all
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