TY - BOOK AU - Christiansen,Erik TI - Channeling the Past: Politicizing History in Postwar America T2 - Studies in American Thought and Culture Series SN - 9780299289034 AV - E175 U1 - 302.2309 PY - 2013/// CY - Madison PB - University of Wisconsin Press KW - Public history--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century KW - History in popular culture--United States KW - Mass media and history--United States KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: History's Past Presence -- 1. The History Book Club Offers the Past as an "Image of Ourselves" -- 2. Mythologizing History on Du Pont's Cavalcade of America -- 3. History, News, and You Are There -- 4. The Freedom Train's Narrow-Gauge Iconography -- 5. Building a "National Shrine" at the National Museum of American History -- Conclusion: Once and Future Truths -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3445291 ER -