Huwerl Thornton, Jr.
Monuments and Memory, Made and Unmade by Robert S. Nelson and Margaret Olin - A collection of essays that examine how monuments preserve memory.
Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves
by Kirk Savage - This book explores how the American history of slavery and its violent end was told in public spaces and how monuments arose amidst struggles over race, gender, and collective memory.
A Date with Destiny
by Brent Ashabranner - The story of how the memorial for the women in military service was founded and located in Washington, D.C.
How Societies Remember
by Paul Connerton - This book treats memory as a cultural rather than individual faculty.