Paving Over the Past

A History And Guide To Civil War Battlefield Preservation

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Author: Georgie Boge Geraghty, Margie Boge ISBN: 9781610912976
Publisher: Island Press Publication: April 24, 2013
Imprint: Island Press Language: English
Author: Georgie Boge Geraghty, Margie Boge
ISBN: 9781610912976
Publisher: Island Press
Publication: April 24, 2013
Imprint: Island Press
Language: English

In this exhaustively researched book, Georgie Boge and Margie Boge analyze the issues and controversies surrounding the preservation of Civil War battlefield sites, and offer a pragmatic developmprogram designed to accommodate the needs of both historic preservation and economic growth. Not only do they provide a framework for developing actual preservation strategies, they show how important historical, cultural, and natural resources can be preserved with economic benefit to the community.After exploring the special importance of battlefield sites to the nation, the Boges discuss existing policies for preservation. Through extensive case studies, they demonstrate the inadequacies of currmechanisms, and presa detailed policy program that could effectively protect the remaining land, and also help save other historically or culturally significant sites.

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In this exhaustively researched book, Georgie Boge and Margie Boge analyze the issues and controversies surrounding the preservation of Civil War battlefield sites, and offer a pragmatic developmprogram designed to accommodate the needs of both historic preservation and economic growth. Not only do they provide a framework for developing actual preservation strategies, they show how important historical, cultural, and natural resources can be preserved with economic benefit to the community.After exploring the special importance of battlefield sites to the nation, the Boges discuss existing policies for preservation. Through extensive case studies, they demonstrate the inadequacies of currmechanisms, and presa detailed policy program that could effectively protect the remaining land, and also help save other historically or culturally significant sites.

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