In his book, Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture and the Public History of a National Monument (University of Georgia Press), Seth Bruggeman examines the history of commemoration in the United States by looking closely at the birthplace of George Washington. His analysis demonstrates that there is no single way of remembering an event or person and that by scrutinizing the places where we gather to commemorate the past, such as historical sites and monuments, we can learn about ourselves.