Domesticating History: The Political Origins of America's House Museums
eBook
$20.99
In stock
Buy this eBook as a gift for someone else
Buy this eBook as a gift for someone else
Personalize your gift
Pick up in store
Your local store may have stock of this item.
Your local store may have stock of this item.
Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library
NOOK App
Open NOOK app
Download NOOK app
NOOK Devices
- NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus
- NOOK GlowLight 4e
- NOOK GlowLight 4
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 7.8
- NOOK GlowLight 3
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 6
- NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet (Arctic Grey and Frost Blue)
- NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1
- NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
- NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]
- NOOK for iOS
- NOOK for Android
BN.com website
Go to your Digital Library in My Account
Limit 1 per customer
Celebrating the lives of famous men and women, historic house museums showcase restored rooms and period furnishings, and portray in detail their former occupants' daily lives. But behind the gilded molding and curtain brocade lie the largely unknown, politically charged stories of how the homes were first established as museums. Focusing on George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and the Booker T. Washington National Monument, Patricia…
Categories
Science & TechnologyArt, Architecture & PhotographyHistoryNonfictionEngineeringConstruction & Building TradesArt - History & CriticismArchitectureUnited States HistoryGeneral & Miscellaneous ArtBuilding Types - ArchitectureGeneral & Miscellaneous ArchitectureGeographic Locations - ArchitectureUnited States History - General & MiscellaneousUnited States History - Southern RegionIndividual Architects & BuildingsDomestic ArchitectureArt Conservation, Restoration & Museum StudiesHistoric PreservationU.S.A. - Southern U.S. ArchitectureU.S.A. - Colonial & Federal ArchitectureMuseum & Collection CatalogsVirginia - State & Local HistoryU.S. - Individual Buildings & DesignsArchitectural Preservation & RestorationUnited States History - Historic Preservation



