Battling for Manassas The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas National Battlefield Park

Name: Battling for Manassas The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas National Battlefield Park
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ISBN: 9780271017211

ISBN-10: 027101721X

ISBN-13: 9780271017211

Edition: 1997

Authors: Joan M. Zenzen

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When the Disney Company ended months of controversy in 1995 by deciding against locating its historic theme park near the National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia, advocates of historic preservation had won their own battle but perhaps not their war.Few places exemplify the problems of historic preservation as urgently as Manassas. The site of this Civil War battle, also known as Bull Run, has been encroached upon by plans for an interstate highway, a cemetery, a shopping mall, and two theme parks. As Washington continues its sprawl into the Virginia countryside, pressure will surely mount to develop the remaining open land surrounding the battlefield.The history of Manassas…

Book details

List price: $66.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 12/22/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.518



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Early Preservation Efforts



Establishing a Park



Settling In



Park Additions



Reenacting the Past



Changing of the Guard



Great America in Manassas



Expanding the Boundaries



Seeking Partnerships



Stonewalling the Mall



More Battles The Horse and the Mouse


Appendixes


Notes


Bibliography


Index