George Washington's hair : how early Americans remembered the founders /

Beutler, Keith, 1968-

George Washington's hair : how early Americans remembered the founders / Keith Beutler. - 1 online resource : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

The taxidermist -- The historical societies -- The freedman -- The evangelical -- The schoolmistress -- Epilogue: The continuing career of Washington's tresses.

"This book examines how physical relics, such as locks of George Washington's hair, figured into the construction of popular memory in the early United States"--



9780813946511

2021015815


Collective memory--History--United States--19th century.
Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

E300 / .G467 2021