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The River and the Railroad: An Archaeological History of Reno (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Mary Ringhoff
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Description for The River and the Railroad: An Archaeological History of Reno (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
When the City of Reno decided at the beginning of this century to create a trench to lower the railroad tracks that ran through its center, archaeologists associated with the ReTRAC (Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor) project had a unique opportunity to explore the evidence of thousands of years of human history locked beneath downtown’s busy streets. The River and the Railroad traces the people and events that shaped the city, incorporating archaeological findings to add a more tangible physical dimension to the known history. It offers fascinating insights into the lives of many different people from Reno’s past and ... Read more
When the City of Reno decided at the beginning of this century to create a trench to lower the railroad tracks that ran through its center, archaeologists associated with the ReTRAC (Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor) project had a unique opportunity to explore the evidence of thousands of years of human history locked beneath downtown’s busy streets. The River and the Railroad traces the people and events that shaped the city, incorporating archaeological findings to add a more tangible physical dimension to the known history. It offers fascinating insights into the lives of many different people from Reno’s past and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874178432
SKU
V9780874178432
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99-15
About Mary Ringhoff
Mary Ringhoff is an archaeologist and historian with Western Cultural Resource Management, Inc., in Sparks, Nevada. She worked as a staff archaeologist/field supervisor on the ReTRAC construction project. Edward J. Stoner is an archaeologist and senior project manager/laboratory director of Western Cultural Resource Management, Inc., which supervised cultural resource issues on the ReTRAC project.
Reviews for The River and the Railroad: An Archaeological History of Reno (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
The River and the Railroad is a fascinating case study of an important episode in American History.""
American Archaeology ""It is a model presentation of urban archaeological work for a nonspecialist audience, and one hopes more archaeologists will follow their example.""
H-Net Reviews “The authors have done an excellent job of telling the story of the ... Read more
American Archaeology ""It is a model presentation of urban archaeological work for a nonspecialist audience, and one hopes more archaeologists will follow their example.""
H-Net Reviews “The authors have done an excellent job of telling the story of the ... Read more