IN THE SHADOW OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation

This monograph on Congressional Cemetery focuses on the dominant narrative associated with the site: its legacy as the first national burial ground in the United States. Given this emphasis, the text presents a political and cultural analysis of the cemetery, with particular focus on the participation of the U.S. Congress.

• | Author: Abby A Johnson
• | Publisher: New Academia Publishing/ The Spring
• | Publication Date: November 12, 2012
• | Number of Pages: 434 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0986021601
• | ISBN-13: 9780986021602