Public History and Popular Culture in the 1970s
by
M. J. Rymsza-Pawlowska
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
During the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, millions of Americans engaged with the past in brand-new ways. They became absorbed by historical miniseries like Roots, visited museums with new exhibits that immersed them in the past, propelled works of historical fiction onto the bestseller list, and participated...