Parading patriotism : independence day celebrations in the urban Midwest, 1826-1876

Parading patriotism : independence day celebrations in the urban Midwest, 1826-1876

Independence day celebrations in the urban Midwest, 1826-1876

DeKalb, IL : Northern Illinois University Press, 2013.

xxii, 193 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

977.02 C928 2013

(OCoLC)818318274

"Parading patriotism breaks new ground in revealing how Fourth of July celebrations in the urban Midwest between 1826 and 1876 helped define patriotic nationalism, bringing celebratory actions to life by demonstrating the importance of Independence Day commemorations in defining changing conceptions of what it meant to be an American. The book links two important historical genres by considering how historical memory and American nationalism coalesced on the Fourth of July as Midwesterners used the holiday as a time both to reflect on the past and forge ahead in constructing a unique national identity. Historian Adam Criblez uses the Midwest as a backdrop, but necessarily considers cultural developments transplanted from outside the region, both from Europe, transmitted by immigrants, and eastern states like New York, Virginia, and Massachusetts, brought by westward migrants. Readers, therefore, can expect a multitude of topics to be covered in this work. Ethnic conflict, racial turmoil, class struggle, and, perhaps most importantly, changing conceptions of American nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century all compose aspects of Parading patriotism"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188) and index .
Contents: Introduction: "Freedom's jubilee": commemorations of the 1826 semicentennial -- "The sabbath of liberty": morally reforming the Fourth of July, 1827-1849 -- "Americans ruling America": Independence Day nativism, 1850-1856 -- "We shall still celebrate, but not as of old": Independence Day and the Civil War, 1857-1865 -- "The fourth celebrates itself": recreation, historical memory, and the commodification of Independence Day, 1866-1875 -- "The end of a century": celebrating the centennial, 1876 -- Epilogue.
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