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American civil religion : what Americans hold sacred / Peter Gardella.
| Author/creator | Gardella, Peter, 1951- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xi, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is American civil religion? -- America: the name, the concept, and the word -- Jamestown and its anniversaries -- The Mayflower Compact -- Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims, and the Indians -- City on a hill: from Jesus to Winthrop, Kennedy, and Reagan -- The Freedom Trail and Boston Common -- The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the slave quarters -- The flag -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Great Seal and the dollar bill -- The Constitution -- Washington, D.C.: the city, the Capitol, and the White House -- The Star-Spangled Banner -- The Washington Monument -- The Battle Hymn of the Republic -- Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address -- Lincoln's second inaugural address -- Arlington National Cemetery -- The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island -- America the Beautiful -- The Lincoln Memorial -- Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills -- God Bless America -- This Land is Your Land -- The four freedoms -- Iwo Jima: the picture, the monuments, and the battle -- Disney parks -- The Kennedy inaugural --Kings' speeches: the Mall (1963) and Memphis (1968) -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Transforming the National Mall -- Ground zero, martyrdom, and empire -- Conflict, consensus, and the future. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2013022355 |
| ISBN | 9780195300185 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195300181 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195300178 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195300173 (hbk. : alk. paper) |