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George Washington's hair : how early Americans remembered the founders
Title
George Washington's hair : how early Americans remembered the founders / Keith Beutler.
ISBN
9780813946504
0813946506
9780813946511
Publication
Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
xii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book examines how physical relics, such as locks of George Washington's hair, figured into the construction of popular memory in the early United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Beutler, Keith, 1968- George Washington's hair Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 30, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The taxidermist
The historical societies
The freedman
The evangelical
The schoolmistress
Epilogue: The continuing career of Washington's tresses.
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