Class Year
2019
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
8-28-2017
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
To Freeman Tilden, provocation was an essential ingredient to effective interpretation, and I tend to agree with that idea. Both my walking tour at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center and the interpretive exhibits at Chatham Manor utilize provocation in different forms, with different challenges and opportunities. Overall, the atmosphere of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is one that supports and encourages provocative thinking by visitors.
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Tracey, Jonathan, "Revisiting Fredericksburg: Using Provocation to Explore New Questions" (2017). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 213.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/213
Comments
This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.