| Sealed with Blood: War, Sacrifice, and Memory in Revolutionary America Subjects: United States -- History -- Revolution 1775-1783 -- Social aspects; United States -- History-Revolution 1775-1783 -- Monuments; United States -- History -- Revolution 1775-1783 -- Influence; Memory -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th; "An exemplary study of public memory because of its wide vision, its attentiveness to context, and its careful delineation of change over time."--David Waldstreicher, author of In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 Sarah J. Purcell holds A.M. & Ph.D. degrees in history from Brown University & a B.A. from Grinnell College where she teaches American history. She lives in Iowa. (Bowker Author Biography) |