{"product_id":"channeling-the-past-politicizing-history-in-postwar-america-9780299289041","title":"Channeling the Past  Politicizing History in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is often said that history is written by the victors, but Christiansen offers a more nuanced perspective: history is constantly remade to suit the objectives of those with the resources to do it. He offers dramatic evidence of sophisticated calculations that influenced both public opinion and historical memory, and shows that Americans’ relationships with the past changed as a result.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Preface   Introduction: History's Past Presence 1 The History Book Club Offers the Past as an \\u0022Image of Ourselves\\u0022 2 Mythologizing History on Du Pont's Cavalcade of America 3 History, News, and You Are There 4 The Freedom Train's Narrow Gauge Iconography 5 Building a \\u0022National Shrine\\u0022 at the National Museum of American History Conclusion: Once and Future Truths   Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577279680855,"sku":"9780299289041","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780299289041.jpg?v=1746094654","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/channeling-the-past-politicizing-history-in-postwar-america-9780299289041","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}