Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. Hardcover - 1998
by Kathryn Allamong Jacob; Edwin H. Remsberg (Photographer)
This book tells the stories behind the many District of Columbia statues that honor participants in the Civil War. Organized geographically for easy use on walking or driving tours, the entries list the subject and title of each memorial along with its sculptor, medium, date, and location. 92 photos.
From the rear cover
Washington's Civil War sculptures bear silent witness to the struggle to preserve the Union. They are the fruit of conscious efforts to shape the nation's memory of that struggle. First published in 1998, Testament to Union is a wonderful guide to these powerful public monuments. Kathryn Allamong Jacob offers individual descriptions of forty-one sculptures, providing a lively and informative guide to some of Washington's most beautiful and moving works of art.
Updated with a map of the featured monuments, this new edition of Testament to Union is an essential resource for tourists, long-time residents, and anyone interested in the Civil War or public art.
"Reading this book makes me want to jump in the car, drive down to Washington and look at these monuments with new eyes. It provides a wonderful example of what historic travel is all about and the way it can add a whole new dimension to a visit."--Historic Traveler
"Rich and fascinating and packed with the kind of detail that can only come with total immersion in a subject, Testament to Union is a Washingtonian's jewel hoard . . . We are, in short, in the hands of a master of anecdote, who leads the reader from one end of the town to the other by the stories and histories behind the sightless faces of the sculptured heroes and their attendant figures."--Washington Times
"Readable and well illustrated . . . Each entry sets the memorial in its political and artistic context and traces the story of its design, construction, and dedication. These accounts are well researched, vivid, and revealing, as Jacob weaves in human stories about controversies, sponsors, and sculptors."--Journal of Southern History
"Jacob's remarkable volume vividly animates our understanding of the resonant connections between art and history within a politically charged civic matrix, and she skillfully conveys the complexities inherent in historical commemoration."--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Kathryn Allamong Jacob is curator of manuscripts at the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. She is the author of Capital Elites: Society in Washington, D.C. After the Civil War. Edwin Harlan Remsberg is a photographer who lives in Fallston, Maryland. His photographs appear in Maryland's Vanishing Lives, also published by Johns Hopkins.
From the jacket flap
Washington's Civil War sculptures bear silent witness to the struggle to preserve the Union. They are the fruit of conscious efforts to shape the nation's memory of that struggle. First published in 1998, Testament to Union is a wonderful guide to these powerful public monuments. Kathryn Allamong Jacob offers individual descriptions of forty-one sculptures, providing a lively and informative guide to some of Washington's most beautiful and moving works of art.
Updated with a map of the featured monuments, this new edition of Testament to Union is an essential resource for tourists, long-time residents, and anyone interested in the Civil War or public art.
Reading this book makes me want to jump in the car, drive down to Washington and look at these monuments with new eyes. It provides a wonderful example of what historic travel is all about and the way it can add a whole new dimension to a visit.--Historic Traveler
Rich and fascinating and packed with the kind of detail that can only come with total immersion in a subject, Testament to Union is a Washingtonian's jewel hoard . . . We are, in short, in the hands of a master of anecdote, who leads the reader from one end of the town to the other by the stories and histories behind the sightless faces of the sculptured heroes and their attendant figures.--Washington Times
Readable and well illustrated . . . Each entry sets the memorial in its political and artistic context and traces the story of its design, construction, and dedication. These accounts are well researched, vivid, and revealing, as Jacob weaves in human stories about controversies, sponsors, and sculptors.--Journal of Southern History
Jacob's remarkable volume vividly animates our understanding of the resonant connections between art and history within a politically charged civic matrix, and she skillfully conveys the complexities inherent in historical commemoration.--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Kathryn Allamong Jacob is curator of manuscripts at the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. She is the author of Capital Elites: Society in Washington, D.C. After the Civil War.Edwin Harlan Remsberg is a photographer who lives in Fallston, Maryland. His photographs appear in Maryland's Vanishing Lives, also published by Johns Hopkins.
--Betsy Fahlman "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography"Details
- Title Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
- Author Kathryn Allamong Jacob; Edwin H. Remsberg (Photographer)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition Fi
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
- Date 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780801858611 / 0801858615
- Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 10.29 x 7.33 x 0.92 in (26.14 x 18.62 x 2.34 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: South Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: District of Columbia
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects Washington (D.C.) - Guidebooks, Soldiers' monuments - Washington (D.C.) -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97032884
- Dewey Decimal Code 917.530
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