The Making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: A Devil, Two Rivers, and a Dream

by Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known today for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the current national park. Here, Moyer and Shackel tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration, providing lessons for federal, state, local and non-profit organizations who continually struggle over the dilemma about which past to present...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759110662
• ISBN13: 9780759110663
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.4"