Creating Colonial Williamsburg
The Restoration of Virginia's Eighteenth-Century Capital
Second Edition
By Anders Greenspan
240 pp., 6 x 9, 30 illus., notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-5987-2
Published: October 2009 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-1-4696-2567-6
Published: November 2020 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-8392-6
Published: November 2020
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In recent years, financial struggles and declining attendance forced a new interpretation of the town, extending the presentation into the period of the American Revolution, while adding new interpretive approaches such as street theater and a greater emphasis on technology. Over its eighty-year history, says Greenspan, Colonial Williamsburg has grown and matured, while still retaining its emphasis on the importance of eighteenth-century values and their application in the modern world.
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Anders Greenspan is professor of history at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
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"A well-written narrative of the establishment and development of arguably the nation's best-known history museum, Colonial Williamsburg. . . . By closely aligning the interests and characteristics of the various Rockefeller men who led Colonial Williamsburg with its development under those leaders, Greenspan makes a compelling case for the ability of one very wealthy family to influence the historical knowledge of entire generations of Americans."--The Journal of American History
"[Greenspan] not only helps us understand, but he also encourages us to value the remarkable growth of one of modern America's most ambitious efforts to reconsider, and to re-envision its past. In so doing, he calls attention to the challenge--and the extraordinary efforts some [of] us will make--in seeking a consistent and convincing interpretation of our history."--The Public Historian
"Creating Colonial Williamsburg presents a balanced critique, leavened with succinct, thorough historical context. . . . Expertly researched and beautifully written--a sympathetic yet unapologetic examination of America's most famous historic townscape."--CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship