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Angel Patriots

2015-03-13 Social Science
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Release : 2015-03-13
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Angel Patriots by : Alexander T. Riley

Download or read book Angel Patriots written by Alexander T. Riley. This book was released on 2015-03-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When United Flight 93, the fourth plane hijacked in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the gash it left in the ground became a national site of mourning. The flight’s 40 passengers became a media obsession, and countless books, movies, and articles told the tale of their heroic fight to band together and sacrifice their lives to stop Flight 93 from becoming a weapon of terror. In Angel Patriots, Alexander Riley argues that by memorializing these individuals as patriots, we have woven them into much larger story of our nation—an existing web of narratives, values, dramatic frameworks, and cultural characters about what it means to be truly American. Riley examines the symbolic impact and role of the Flight 93 disaster in the nation’s collective consciousness, delving into the spontaneous memorial efforts that blossomed in Shanksville immediately after the news of the crash spread; the ad-hoc sites honoring the victims that in time emerged, such as a Parks Department-maintained memorial close to the crash site and a Flight 93 Chapel created by a local Catholic priest; and finally, the creation of an official, permanent crash monument in Shanksville like those built for past American wars. Riley also analyzes the cultural narratives that evolved in films and in books around the events on the day of the crash and the lives and deaths of its “angel patriot” passengers, uncovering how these representations of the event reflect the myth of the authentic American nation—one that Americans believed was gravely threatened in the September 11 attacks. A profound and thought-provoking study, Angel Patriots unveils how, in the wake of 9/11, America mourned much more than the loss of life.

Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

2009-05-01 History
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Release : 2009-05-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by : Henry C. Peden Jr

Download or read book Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania written by Henry C. Peden Jr. This book was released on 2009-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains information on patriots from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who served in the American Revolution. Names were gleaned from Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume XIII, which is an un-indexed volume. Approximately 8,000 names ar

Pennsylvania Patriots

2019-10-23 History
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Release : 2019-10-23
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Pennsylvania Patriots by : Lawrence Knorr

Download or read book Pennsylvania Patriots written by Lawrence Knorr. This book was released on 2019-10-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. This special volume about Pennsylvania includes those that lived, worked, and or died in Pennsylvania. Included in this volume are biographies and grave information for 41 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause.In this volume: John DickinsonGeorge ClymerMolly PitcherJohn MortonGeorge TaylorArthur St. ClairWilliam MaclayCharles HumphreysThomas MifflinWilliam ClinganWilliam Henry DraytonBenjamin RushJoseph HewesRobert MorrisJared IngersollCharles ThomsonFrancis HopkinsonHugh MercerJacob BroomJames WilsonThomas FitzsimonsBenjamin FranklinGeorge RossHaym SolomonJohn BarryJoseph ReedPierce ButlerEsther DeBerdt ReedDavid RittenhouseJonathan Bayard SmithMichael HillegasRichard AllenTench CoxeThomas McKeanThomas WillingWilliam JacksonAnthony WaynePhilip LivingstonJames SmithBetsy RossFrederick Muhlenberg

Profiles of Patriots

2016-04-12 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2016-04-12
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Profiles of Patriots by : Moira Ann Jacobs

Download or read book Profiles of Patriots written by Moira Ann Jacobs. This book was released on 2016-04-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles of Patriots: A Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and their Descendants is a compilation of thirty-one biographies of American Revolutionary War patriots and includes an introduction and brief history of the Williamsburg, Virginia, chapter of the DAR and its founders. This book is a commemorative work celebrating the chapter's 90th anniversary of its founding in 1925 and the 125th anniversary of the National Society's founding in 1890. Each biography summarizes the patriot's service record in the War of Independence, as well as key biographical information. In addition, each author of these biographies is a direct descendant of the patriot and in some cases provides a summary of lineage to assist in reference for furthering genealogy research. This book provides a unique look into the history of both rank-and-file soldiers, as well as officers and other patriots, and includes references to unique family oral histories and primary sources.

Profiles of Patriots: a Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and Their Descendants

2013-08-30 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2013-08-30
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Book Synopsis Profiles of Patriots: a Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and Their Descendants by : Moira Ann Jacobs

Download or read book Profiles of Patriots: a Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and Their Descendants written by Moira Ann Jacobs. This book was released on 2013-08-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles of Patriots: A Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and their Descendants is a compilation of 39 biographies of American Revolutionary War patriots and includes an introduction and brief history of the El Palo Alto Chapter of the DAR and its founders. This book is a commemorative work celebrating the Chapters 100th Anniversary of its founding. Each patriot biography summarizes the patriots service record in the War of Independence as well as key biographical information. In addition, each author of these biographies is a direct descendant of the patriot and provides a summary of their lineage. This book provides a unique look into the history of these rank and file soldiers, officers and other patriots who contributed to the formation of our country as well as insights into their descendants migrations over many generations.

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