A Legacy in Arms: American Firearm Manufacture, Design, and Artistry, 1800–1900: 10 (The Western Legacies Series) - Hardcover

Richard C. Rattenbury (author), R. L. Wilson (Foreword By) & Ed Muno (Photographs By)

 
9780806144771: A Legacy in Arms: American Firearm Manufacture, Design, and Artistry, 1800–1900: 10 (The Western Legacies Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0806144777 ISBN 13: 9780806144771
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 2014

Synopsis

An insider’s view of cultural innovations in the Kennedy era and beyondSelected as Secretary of the Interior by President John F. Kennedy, Stewart Udall had the idea to invite Robert Frost to take part in Kennedy’s inauguration. Frost’s unforgettable performance at that event set in motion cultural initiatives that led to the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Farm Park, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities, and the revived Ford Theatre. In Legacies of Camelot, L. Boyd Finch describes the growing partnership between government and the arts during the Kennedy-Johnson years, a remarkable story that until now has received only cursory attention.A friend and associate of the Udalls, Finch offers an insider’s view of their roles in American cultural life, telling how the Arizonans brought their western heritage to Washington and, through their tireless efforts on behalf of artists both famous and unknown, helped spark a cultural renaissance in America.Writing with an eye for telling detail, Finch describes the Udalls’ personal contacts with some of the most significant figures of the mid-twentieth century, from Frost and Sandburg, to Khrushchev and Stegner. Dozens of photos put readers into the Washington whirl that we now call Camelot.

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About the Author

Richard C. Rattenbury earned a B.A. degree in history from Texas Christian University and an M.A. in museum studies from Texas Tech University. Rattenbury formerly held curatorial positions with the Winchester Museum at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, and with the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas. He has served as curator of history at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum since 1987 and is the author of Hunting the American West, The Art of American Arms Makers, and Packing Iron: Gunleather of the Frontier West. Richard resides with his wife, Suzette, in Edmond, Oklahoma.

R. L. Wilson is a freelance consultant in the fields of Americana, firearms, and engraving and the author of more than 50 books, including benchmark works on Colt and Winchester.

Ed Muno is former Curator of Art at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and an object photographer of wide repute.

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Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0806144777
ISBN 13 
9780806144771
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
244