From Revolutionary War heroes to navy cruisers : the role of public history and military history in Vincennes, Indiana

This thesis looks at the role that public history, expressed through civic pride and public memory, and military history have played in shaping the history of Vincennes, Indiana, from the battle fought by George Rogers Clark to the memorial named after him and finally with the four United States Navy ships named Vincennes.

Author dc:creator

• Pfeiffer, David Michael

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Scarpino, Philip V.

• public history, military history, public memory, civic pride, vincennes, george rogers clark

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Identifier URI

http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/183

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.indianapolis.iu.edu:1805/4445