The History of History in Early Marietta and the Origins of David McCullough’s The Pioneers

[...]he gives a view of Marietta as his subjects would wish for us to see it. The Ohio Company directors approved Putnam's urban plan and declared that the "ancient" structures should be maintained in perpetuity-"a pioneering step in historic preservation," according to McCu...

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Published in:	Journal of the early Republic 2021-07, Vol.41 (2), p.197-208
Main Author:	MARTINKO, WHITNEY
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	American history Cemeteries Civil society Colonization Critical Engagements McCullough, David G Monuments Museums Narratives Native North Americans Notoriety Preservation Wilderness areas Writers
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Summary:	[...]he gives a view of Marietta as his subjects would wish for us to see it. The Ohio Company directors approved Putnam's urban plan and declared that the "ancient" structures should be maintained in perpetuity-"a pioneering step in historic preservation," according to McCullough (48-51).1 made the largest earthworks into centerpiece monuments of public squares, they appropriated Indigenous architecture to create a historical narrative that justified their colonization of the Ohio Valley. [...]Howe thought that the earthworks at Marietta were distinguished from their regional peers by their notoriety "from having been so frequently described." When we reproduce the histories created by them, as McCullough does, it is easy to define their vision of civil society by the ideals that McCullough emphasizes in his "heroic story": the development of "primeval wilderness" into productive land, the advent of public education, and the rise of a successful antislavery movement (book jacket).
ISSN:	0275-1275 1553-0620 1553-0620