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Identifier	Thesis 2092
Author	Marinaro, Michael William, 1936-
Title	Reviving the public memory of the USS Monitor : from faded legend to historical monument
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The object of this study is the restoration to the public memory of the revolutionary United States Ship (USS) Monitor. It follows the history of the vessel from inception to destruction and on to its recent discovery utilizing the works of contemporary and modern historians, scientists, and intellectuals. The construct and shaping of the initial public memory is explored by investigation of the impact of the vessel’s life on the culture, arts, politics and subsequent events of the early Civil War era. My study illustrates the contemporary aspect of the vessel from the perspective of those that manned her and those intellects that observed her perceptively. The vessel was the embodiment of the transformation of seamanship from sail to machine and from man’s control to subservience. Academics led the way to the discovery of the wreck of the USS Monitor and its destiny stimulating the government to take an enlightened leadership position which enables public historians and marine archeologists to demonstrate their ability not only to restore the public memory but to interpret the vessel’s importance. The process is impelled by the practitioners employing leading edge exhibition techniques and methods of engaging the various publics which constitute our society. These efforts have extracted the USS Monitor from the realm of faded public memory to its modern recognition as an important definition of U.S. naval history, both nationally and internationally. Although only the future will provide complete affirmation, this inquiry has satisfied the central question of this thesis-the worn legend of an iron warship and its one epic battle have been resuscitated and transformed into the active memory of a historical monument-a national emblem of United States naval prowess.
Subject	Monitor (Ironclad) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations Armored vessels -- History -- 19th century
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Glaser, Leah S
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	695994103
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