A Call to Heroism: Renewing America's Vision of Greatness

by GIBBON PETER H.

• ISBN13: 9780871138538
• ISBN10: 0871138530
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Pgw

Summary

In this probing look at heroism in America, Gibbon examines the types of heroes that have been celebrated throughout history and shows what readers can do to foster heroic ideals as they prepare for the challenges ahead. 10 photos.

Author Biography

Peter H. Gibbon is a research associate at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Peter J. Gomes
Introduction: In Search of Heroes	xxi
What Is a Hero?	1	(17)
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans	15	(3)
The Nineteenth-Century Ideology of Heroism	18	(22)
John Bridge, Puritan	37	(3)
Our Help in Ages Past	40	(16)
The Shaw Memorial	53	(3)
The American Warrior Hero	56	(18)
Saint John the Divine's Sports Bay	71	(3)
The Fall of the Hero Athlete	74	(16)
Greenough's Statue of Washington	87	(3)
Heroes to Celebrities	90	(17)
Houdon's Bust of Franklin	103	(4)
The Lives of Heroes	107	(23)
Rushmore Revisited	117	(13)
Ashamed of Our Past	130	(12)
Forgotten Monuments	139	(3)
Talking to Students about Heroes	142	(29)
Why Heroes?	171	(14)
Afterword	185	(4)
Notes	189	(26)
Bibliography	215	(36)
Author Interviews	251	(2)
Recommended Readings	253	(2)
Acknowledgments	255	(2)
Index	257