Popular media and the American Revolution : shaping collective memory

Acknowledgments . . vii
Prologue: Revolution, Journalism, and American Identity . . ix

1 Building the American Story . . 1
2 "The Gathering Mists of Time" . . 15
3 The Nation's First Washington . . 33
4 The (Not Quite) Anniversary of Independence . . 47
5 American Characters . . 65
6 "We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident" . . 85
7 The Electronic Revolution . . 101

Epilogue: Who's Your Founding Father? . . 117
References . . 121
Index . . 139