{"product_id":"the-battles-of-germantown-david-w-young-9781439915554","title":"The Battles of Germantown: Effective Public History in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 Philip S. Klein Book Prize Winner, Pennsylvania Historical Association\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Known as America's most historic neighborhood, the Germantown section of Philadelphia (established in 1683) has distinguished itself by using public history initiatives to forge community. Progressive programs about ethnic history, postwar urban planning, and civil rights have helped make historic preservation and public history meaningful. \u003ci\u003eThe Battles of Germantown \u003c\/i\u003econsiders what these efforts can tell us about public history's practice and purpose in the United States. \u003cp\u003eAuthor David Young, a neighborhood resident who worked at Germantown historic sites for decades, uses his practitioner's perspective to give examples of what he calls \"effective public history.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Battles of Germantown \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the region celebrated \"Negro Achievement Week\" in 1928 and, for example, how social history research proved that the neighborhood's Johnson House was a station on the Underground Railroad. These encounters have useful implications for addressing questions of race, history, and memory, as well as issues of urban planning and economic revitalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGermantown's historic sites use public history and provide leadership to motivate residents in an area challenged by job loss, population change, and institutional inertia. \u003ci\u003eThe Battles of Germantown\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how understanding and engaging with the past can benefit communities today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David W. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439915555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439915554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"David W. Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173028917503,"sku":"9781439915554","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5ae390c-60f1-4b3b-b055-3207b7fefd76.jpg?v=1715620451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-battles-of-germantown-david-w-young-9781439915554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}