Interpreting Maritime History at Museums and Historic Sites

Herausgeber: Stone, Joel

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Interpreting Maritime History at Museums and Historic Sites lays the groundwork for keeping this heritage alive in museums and historic sites. It provides the broadest spectrum of discussion and direction for those approaching new installations, projects and programming.

Produktdetails

• Interpreting History
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 347g
• ISBN-13: 9781442279087
• ISBN-10: 1442279087
• Artikelnr.: 47088067

Autorenporträt

Joel Stone, editor of this volume, is senior curator with the Detroit Historical Society, which manages the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and a significant collection of both archival and physical maritime artifacts. Besides attending to the rich trove of Detroit history, he specializes in the matters of the North American maritime.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements SECTION I: Introduction: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Maritime History Chapter 2 - The North American Maritime Chapter 3 - Boats and Ships of North America SECTION II: Case Studies Chapter 4 - Layers of Interpretation: the Charles W. Morgan's Changing Role at Mystic Seaport Erik Ingmundson
interpreter
Mystic Seaport Chapter 5 - Living Maritime History: The Historic Belle of Louisville Kadie Engstrom
education coordinator
Belle of Louisville Chapter 6 - Place
Industry
Recreation: Interpreting a Diverse Maritime Environment Joel Stone
senior curator
Detroit Historical Society
Dossin Great Lakes Museum Chapter 7 - Underwater Archaeological Preserves
Parks
and Trails: A Florida Perspective Franklin H. Price
senior archaeologist
Florida Preserves Chapter 8 - Maritime Archaeology as "Evidence-Based Storytelling" Dan Harrison
archaeologist
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI Chapter 9 -Campus Preservation and Shipwreck Research at Whitefish Point Bruce Lynn
Executive Director
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Whitefish Bay
Michigan Chapter 10 - Curating and Exhibiting Recreational Boating John Summers
Manager of Heritage Services and Curator for the Regional Municipality of Halton
Ontario. Chapter 11 - Living Maritime History: Chanties
Ballads and Folktales Joel Stone
with Lee Murdock
balladeer and historian
and Joanne Murdock
maritime arts promoter. Chapter 12 - Interpreting Difficult or Dramatic History Joel Stone Chapter 13 - The "Other" Aspects of Maritime History Joel Stone About the Contributors Bibliography Index