The Spirit of 1976: Commerce, Community, and the Politics of Commemoration

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Contents acknowledgments ix introduction: In the Spirit of the Revolution 1 1. finding a Role for the “Private sector”: The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1966–1973 21 2. the sellabration: Entrepreneurs as the New Revolutionaries 47 3. anti-schlock: Consumerism and History on the Red, White, and Blue Left 69 4. “Resolving the Commercialism issue”: The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1973–1977 91 5. “Just Pick something and do it”: Bicentennial Consumerism and Community 109 Conclusion: The Morning After 131 notes 149 index 171 “This page intentionally left blank” ...