Chapter

Chapter 10 MEMORY

The Truths We Hold to Be Self-Evident

Charlene Mires

Published by

View more publications by University of Pennsylvania Press

To Publisher Page

Independence Hall in American Memory

This chapter is in the book Independence Hall in American Memory

You are currently not able to access this content.

You are currently not able to access this content.

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
PREFACE TO THE 2026 PAPERBACK EDITION vii
INTRODUCTION xv
Chapter 1 LANDMARK 1
Chapter 2 WORKSHOP 31
Chapter 3 RELIC 57
Chapter 4 SHRINE 80
Chapter 5 LEGACY 114
Chapter 6 PLACE AND SYMBOL 147
Chapter 7 TREASURE 182
Chapter 8 ANCHOR 213
Chapter 9 PRISM 242
Chapter 10 MEMORY 268
NOTES 281
INDEX 329
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 349

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512829228-012

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
PREFACE TO THE 2026 PAPERBACK EDITION vii
INTRODUCTION xv
Chapter 1 LANDMARK 1
Chapter 2 WORKSHOP 31
Chapter 3 RELIC 57
Chapter 4 SHRINE 80
Chapter 5 LEGACY 114
Chapter 6 PLACE AND SYMBOL 147
Chapter 7 TREASURE 182
Chapter 8 ANCHOR 213
Chapter 9 PRISM 242
Chapter 10 MEMORY 268
NOTES 281
INDEX 329
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 349

Institutional Access

How does access work?

Winner of the OpenAthens UX Award 2026

Winner of the OpenAthens UX Award 2026

Have an idea on how to improve our website?

Please write us.

© 2026 De Gruyter Brill

Downloaded on 6.3.2026 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.9783/9781512829228-012/html