Independence: The Creation of a National Park - Hardcover

Greiff, Constance M.; Hosmer Jr., Charles B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812280474 ISBN 13: 9780812280470

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987

Synopsis

Carefully researched and fully documented, Independence chronicles the history of the "cradle of liberty" that is Independence National Historical Park, the historical site most closely connected with the nation's founding. Constance M. Greiff illustrates how the park was shaped by national events and conditions in Philadelphia, change and growth within the National Park Service, and the interpersonal and political struggles among the key people involved in the park's development. She traces the process by which the participants arrived at the ideas underpinning the park's creation and development, conflicting views about the purpose and scope of the park, and the resolution of those conflicts. Published with assistance from the Independence Hall Association, the National Park Service, and the Eastern National Parks and Monument Association.

About this title

Review:

"This readable narrative turns an urban planning challenge into a fine tale."-Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author:

Constance M. Greiff is President of Heritage Studies in Hopewell, New Jersey. She is the author of Lost American and coauthor of Princeton Architecture.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0812280474
• ISBN 13: 9780812280470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 325