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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Americans are often accused of not appreciating history, but this charge belies the real popular interest in the past. Historical reenactments draw thousands of spectators; popular histories fill the bestseller lists; PBS, A&E and The History Channel air a dizzying array of documentaries and historical dramas; and Hollywood war movies become blockbusters. Though historians worry that these popular representations sacrifice authenticity for broad appeal, Michael C.C. Adams argues that living history -- even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past -- plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. In Echoes of War, he examines how one of the most popular fields of history is portrayed, embraced, and shaped by mainstream culture. Adams argues that symbols of war are of intrinsic military significance and help people to articulate ideas and values. We still return to the knight as a symbol of noble striving; the bowman appeals as a rebel against unjust privilege. Though Custer may not have been the Army's most accomplished fighter, he achieved the status of cultural icon. The public memory of the redcoated British regular soldier shaped American attitudes toward governments and gun laws. The 1863 attack on Fort Wagner by the black Fifty-fourth Massachusetts regiment was lost to public view until racial equality became important in the late twentieth century. Echoes of War is a unique look at how a thousand years of military history are remembered in popular culture, through images ranging from the medieval knight to the horror of U.S. involvement in the My Lai massacre. The Dreiser Committee, including writers Theodore Dreiser, John Dos Passos, and Sherwood Anderson, investigated the desperate situation of striking Kentucky miners in November 1931. When the Communist-led National Miners Union competed against the more conservative United Mine Workers of America for greater union membership, class resentment turned to warfare. "Harlan Miners Speak," originally published in 1932, is an invaluable record that illustrates the living and working conditions of the miners during the 1930s. This edition of "Harlan Miners Speak," with a new introduction by noted historian John C. Hennen, offers readers an in-depth look at a pivotal crisis in the complex history of this controversial form of energy production. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. By the Members of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners- Theodore Dreiser, Lester Cohen, Melvin P. Levy, Charles R. Walker, Adelaide Walker, Jessie Wakefield Anna Rochester, Arnold Johnson, John Dos Passos, Bruce Crawford, Boris Israel and Sherwood Anderson. The first edition, 348 pages. "This book about the terrorism in the Kentucky coal fields is one of the most astonishing testimonials ever presented to the American people. This is the real story of Harlan, Kentucky. The sworn testimony of the miners, the findings of the committee headed by Theodore Dreiser, are facts that speak for themselves." FINE- HARDCOVER, (pages have yellowed due to high acid content in page, GOOD DUST JACKET. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.