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Boomtown Saloons: Archaeology And History In Virginia City (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Kelly J. Dixon
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Description for Boomtown Saloons: Archaeology And History In Virginia City (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Paperback. Deals with the historical archaeology of the Old West. This book's account of the excavation and analysis of four nineteenth-century Virginia City, Nevada, saloon sites offers a fresh interpretation of the role of saloons in a mining boomtown. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Boomtown Saloons was heralded upon its publication as a groundbreaking book on the historical archaeology of the Old West. Its account of the excavation and analysis of four nineteenth-century Virginia City, Nevada, saloon sites offers a provocative new interpretation of the role of saloons in a mining boomtown. Dixon, who participated in the excavation projects, discusses the meticulous work of the modern archaeologist and the technologies involved in analyzing evidence, and what these discoveries tell us about Virginia City's people and their social habits. Contrary to the image, perpetuated by films and legend, of Old West saloons as sites of ... Read more
Boomtown Saloons was heralded upon its publication as a groundbreaking book on the historical archaeology of the Old West. Its account of the excavation and analysis of four nineteenth-century Virginia City, Nevada, saloon sites offers a provocative new interpretation of the role of saloons in a mining boomtown. Dixon, who participated in the excavation projects, discusses the meticulous work of the modern archaeologist and the technologies involved in analyzing evidence, and what these discoveries tell us about Virginia City's people and their social habits. Contrary to the image, perpetuated by films and legend, of Old West saloons as sites of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177039
SKU
V9780874177039
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About Kelly J. Dixon
Kelly J. Dixon is a professor of anthropology at the University of Montana. She specializes in historical archaeology in the American West, and in addition to her investigations among the ruins of western saloons she has recently conducted research at the site of the ill-fated Donner Party encampments in the eastern Sierra Nevada. This is her first book.
Reviews for Boomtown Saloons: Archaeology And History In Virginia City (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
"Boomtown Saloons illustrates how historical archaeology is evolving into a scholarly discipline that can expand upon written history. Today, Virginia City is a living ghost town that attracts tourists seeking the Old West. This delightful study gives us a better picture of life in a Nevada boomtown than we have ever had before." - Mark Michel, American Archaeology"