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In the Shadow of the United States Capitol - Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation (Paperback)
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In the Shadow of the United States Capitol - Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation (Paperback)
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This study explores the multiple ways in which Congressional
Cemetery has been positioned for some two hundred years in "the
shadow" of the U.S. Capitol. The narrative proceeds
chronologically, discussing the burial ground during three periods:
a) The antebellum years; b) The years from the end of the Civil War
to approximately 1970, when the site progressively deteriorated; c)
The period from the early 1970s to 2007, when both public and
private organizations worked to preserve the physical site and the
memory of what it has been and continues to represent. This
monograph on Congressional Cemetery focuses on the dominant
narrative associated with the site: its legacy as the first
national burial ground in the United States. Given this emphasis,
the text presents a political and cultural analysis of the
cemetery, with particular focus on the participation of the U.S.
Congress. "This book makes historians and many others aware of a
fascinating and complicated history. Moreover, it not only details
the long history of the cemetery, but it uses it to explore the
nature of historic memorials generally in the creation of national
memory." Steven Diner, Chancellor of Rutgers University at Newark.
"The Johnsons have done an excellent job of mining a wide range of
sources and conveying the complex history of an institution that
merits documentation... It's stunning to realize what a who's who
exists in that space." Howard Gillette, Professor Emeritus at
Rutgers University at Camden. "The history of Congressional
Cemetery is intimately tied up in the changing demographics of its
locale, and its corresponding decline as the neighborhood around
Christ Church changed led to its emergence as a cause celebre for
historic preservationists." Donald Kennon, Chief Historian for the
United States Capitol Historical Society, and editor of The Capitol
Dome.
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