Pennsylvania in Public Memory

Carolyn Kitch is Professor of Journalism in the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University.

“This is a fascinating book that will make a major original contribution to the overlapping fields of public history, deindustrialization, and tourism studies.”—Steven High, Concordia University, author of Industrial Sunset

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Public Memory and the Legacies of Labor1 “Almost a Nation”: The History of Industrial Heritage in Pennsylvania2 “A Journey That Will Inspire”: Regions, Routes, and Rails3 “Overcomin’ What Nature Put in Your Way”: Rural Heritage and Pioneer Mythology4 “Where I Came From, How I Got Here”: Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Tourism, and the Memory of Immigration5 “Deep Veins of Loss”: Sacrifice and Heroism in Coal Country6 “From Our Family to Yours”: Personal Meanings of Work in Factory Tourism7 “Steel Made This Town”: An Unfinished Story in Uncertain Times8 “What’s the Use of Wond’rin’?”: The Questions of Industrial HeritageEpilogue: The Future of Pennsylvania’s PastNotesBibliographyIndex