Excavating the Historical Memory of the American Revolution : Trauma and Melancholy in Anthon's Notes
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1666946257
ISBN-13
9781666946253
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 18th, 2025
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
600 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.20 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: generalLiterary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
Ksh 17,650.00
Manufactured on Demand
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
Through a close reading of Charles Anthon’s personal notes, this book studies the persistence of the American Revolutionary memory and the indelible link between landscape and memory.
In this book, Shawn Thomson excavates Charles Anthon''s personal notes to reveal revolutionary memory and the presence of historical melancholy in this era of radical turnover and shifting alliances.
In these notes, Charles Anthon recorded his personal inquiries into all aspects of life in the Loyalist stronghold of Staten Island from October 13, 1850 to January 8, 1853. Through this written record, Anthon provides a counter history of the Loyalists of Staten Island to the grand narrative of the Patriots of the American Revolution. Through a close reading of Anthon''s notes, Shawn Thomson examines how these personal records and historical research hold the places, ruins, artifacts, and, most significantly, the collective and personal memory of Staten Island Loyalists and New Jersey Whigs. Through this close reading, Thomson highlights the indelible link between landscape and memory and offers the reader a sense of the Loyalist melancholy of their abandonment on the day of the British evacuation.
In these notes, Charles Anthon recorded his personal inquiries into all aspects of life in the Loyalist stronghold of Staten Island from October 13, 1850 to January 8, 1853. Through this written record, Anthon provides a counter history of the Loyalists of Staten Island to the grand narrative of the Patriots of the American Revolution. Through a close reading of Anthon''s notes, Shawn Thomson examines how these personal records and historical research hold the places, ruins, artifacts, and, most significantly, the collective and personal memory of Staten Island Loyalists and New Jersey Whigs. Through this close reading, Thomson highlights the indelible link between landscape and memory and offers the reader a sense of the Loyalist melancholy of their abandonment on the day of the British evacuation.
Get Excavating the Historical Memory of the American Revolution by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and it has pages.
