User talk:AHoffman99/Valley Forge

Content for edit: Valley Forge long occupied a prominent place in U.S. storytelling and memory. The image of Valley Forge as a site of terrible suffering and unshakeable perseverance emerged years after the encampment ended.

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[The encampment in Pennsylvania later became a historic national park where many efforts were taken to preserve and capture the meaning and feelings many had behind the location’s historic significance and well-known myths; this perceived enduring atmosphere regarding the historical context behind the site, molded history’s patriotic view on Valley Forge.]

Lindgren, James M., and Lorett Treese. “Valley Forge: Making and Remaking a National Symbol.” The Journal of American History, vol. 82, no. 4, The Organization of American Historians, 1996, pp. 1558–59, https://doi.org/10.2307/2945337.
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[Many historians have supported and conveyed Valley Forge’s relevance in mythological context versus its historic understanding.]

Reference Nelson, Paul David, and John B. B. Trussell. “Birthplace of an Army: A Study of the Valley Forge Encampment.” The Journal of American History, vol. 64, no. 4, The Organization of American Historians, 1978, pp. 1093–94, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890762.