Library Record
Metadata
Object ID |
2018.06.05 |
Title |
A Grateful Remembrance: The Story of Montgomery County, Maryland 1776-1976 |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
MacMaster, Richard K. |
Publisher |
Montgomery County Government and Montgomery County Historical Society |
Published Date |
1976 |
Published Place |
Rockville, MD |
Description |
"A Grateful Remembrance, the Story of Montgomery County, Maryland, 1876-1976," by Richard K. MacMaster and Ray Eldon Hiebert From the back cover: "This is a reprint of the original bicentennial history of Montgomery County produced jointly by the county government and the Montgomery County Historical Society… Names for one of the earliest military heroes of the American Revolution, Montgomery County was born in 1776 on the beautiful, rolling countryside just north of what became the capital of the new nation. This book details a history that parallels the first two centuries of the united States and thus mirrors America." From page 42, information about Richard Montgomery, for whom the county is named, and for the title of this book, "A Grateful Remembrance." "Although he died before independence was declared, Richard Montgomery was one of the great revolutionary heroes. …" "For the colonies seeking independence from British domination, Montgomery was regarded as a martyr for the cause of liberty and freedom. He became a symbol for the revolution." "Congress ordered a white marble monument placed in from of St. Paul's Church, New York, in memory of Montgomery; his body later was buried there. The inscription said that the monument was 'to transmit to posterity a grateful remembrance of the patriotism, conduct, enterprise and perseverance of Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery, who after a series of successes amidst the most discouraging difficulties, fell in the attack on Quebec.'" "He was 38 years old, and had never set foot in the Maryland county that was to bear his name. See also the 1976 hard-bound 1st edition of this book, CCHS 2008.20.27. |