Date of Award:
5-2010
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
English
Committee Chair(s)
Melody Graulich
Committee
Melody Graulich
Committee
Lisa Gabbert
Committee
Ryan Moeller
Abstract
This thesis addresses the presentation of the Mormon Battalion's history in three interactive forms. The Battalion served in the U.S.-Mexican War between 1846 and 1847. In 2008 a group known as Battalion Trek chose to rehike the original trail as closely as possible. The three chapters of this thesis address the reenactors who planned and completed the rehike, the blog they kept as they did so, and a program which allows those interested to learn more about the trail. Analyzing what such presentations have to offer is important as history moves into the hands of the public and as the world moves deeper into the technological realm.
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Recommended Citation
Jones, Allyson, "History Steps Off the Page: The Past in the Future, A Case Study of How the Mormon Battalion is Making History Interactive" (2010). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 621.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/621
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