In whose ruins : power, possession, and the landscapes of American empire
Record details
- ISBN: 1982116765
- ISBN: 9781982116767
- ISBN: 1982116757
- ISBN: 9781982116750
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Physical Description:
viii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-332) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Mutations of the country -- Part 1: Tongues from tombs. The myth of the Mound Builders ; Henry Rowe Schoolcraft strikes gold ; "As I am thinking... My land" ; Spirits released from human bondage -- Part 2: Harmonial wells. The Pithole at the end of the world ; Petrolia's spiritual awakening ; Ruinous prosperity ; God's gold ; Born in freedom -- Part 3: Power on the Susquehanna. Assets from the rock ; The deluge ; Lake Perfidy ; Rock flows -- Part 4: Trace elements. A tale which must never be told ; Collecting Los Alamos ; "And the other face was terrible" ; "Only justice can stop a curse" ; Our energized age -- To bear away the treasure. |
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Subject: | United States Historiography National characteristics, American Myth Social aspects United States Memory Social aspects United States Historic sites United States |
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- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Troutman Branch Library | 973 PUG (Text) | 33114018447383 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |