Selvages and Biases: The Fabric of History in American Culture

Michael Kammen

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Selvages and Biases

The Fabric of History in American Culture

Michael Kammen

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1989

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Eleven essays essential reading for anyone who cares about the place of history in American culture.

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Michael Kammen is the Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture, and Director, Society for the Humanities, at Cornell University. His book, People of Paradox: An Inquiry concerning the Origins of American Civilization received the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1973, and he is the author of "What Is the Good of History?" Selected Letters of Carl L. Becker, 1900-1945, and A Rope of Sand: The Colonial Agents, British Politics, and the American Revolution, both published by Cornell University Press.

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History Regional and National History North America United States of America

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
PART ONE. HISTORY AS A WAY OF LEARNING AND KNOWING
Chapter 1. Historical Knowledge and Understanding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
PART TWO. PATTERNS OF MEANING IN THE HISTORIAN’S CRAFT
Chapter 2. On Knowing the Past Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
Chapter 3. Vanitas and the Historian’s Vocation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
Chapter 4. Clio and the Changing Fashions: Some Patterns in Current American Historiography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	104
Chapter 5. Extending the Reach of American Cultural History: A Retrospective Glance and a Prospectus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	118
Chapter 6. Challenges and Opportunities in Writing State and Local History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	154
PART THREE. THE QUEST FOR MEANING IN AMERICAN CULTURE
Chapter 7. History Isn’t What It Once Was Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
Chapter 8. Changing Perceptions of the Life Cycle in American Thought and Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	180
Chapter 9. Moses Coit Tyler: The First Professor of American History in the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	222
Chapter 10. “This, Here, and Soon”: Johan Huizinga’s Esquisse of American Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	252
Chapter 11. Uses and Abuses of the Past: A Bifocal Perspective Carol Kammen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	282
Chapter 12. Heritage, Memory, and Hudson Valley Traditions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	304
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	323

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