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By the first twenty years of the twentieth century, the memory of old-time New England was in danger. Professor Lindgren examines the work of the Preservation Movement, focusing on the conflict between tradition-bound Yankees on one side, and the joint foes of immigrants, radicals, and Colonial Revival movements on the other. He looks into the meaning of preserved artefacts and sites, and links their preservation to campaigns that were aimed at Americanizing immigrants and establishing cultural order.

James Lindgren tells this fascinating story well and in impeccable detail. His chief, and considerable, contribution to the fast-growing field Heritage Studies is to provide the historical context informing the acts of preservation. His is one of the few books in the field to treat conservation as ideology rather than an episode in the history of taste. As a model for emulation it cannot be too highly recommended. (Chris Miele, Historical Analysis and Research Team, English Heritage, IJHS 3 (2))