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In whose ruins : power, possession, and the landscapes of American empire

Puglionesi, Alicia

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Summary: "In this examination of landscape and memory, four sites of American history are revealed as places where historical truth was written over by oppressive fiction-with profound repercussions for politics past and present. Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal. They present a national identity based on harvesting the treasures that lay in wait for European...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022

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