Private History in Public : Exhibition and

Private History in Public examines history exhibits in small community museums and non-museum settings like bars, churches, and barberships and argues that these exhibits promote dialogue on historical topics by engaging visitors with individualized perspectives.

Tammy S. Gordon is assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Historical Display, Commerce, and Community	p. 1
Toward a New Typology of Historical Exhibition in the United States	p. 15
Community Exhibition: History, Identity, and Dialogue	p. 33
Entrepreneurial Exhibition: Historical Display and the Small Business Tradition	p. 59
Vernacular Exhibition and the Business of History	p. 75
Local History, Global Economy: The Functions of History Exhibits in the Settings of Everyday Life	p. 97
Notes	p. 117
Bibliography	p. 137
Index	p. 149
About the Author	p. 153
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Private History in Public : Exhibition and the Settings of Everyday Life

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