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Virginia City secrets of a western past

Title
Virginia City [electronic resource] : secrets of a western past / Ronald M. James.
Author
James, Ronald M. (Ronald Michael), 1955-
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, c2012.

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Additional Authors
Society for Historical Archaeology.
Description
1 online resource (xxii, 147 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Historical archaeology of the American West
Uniform Title
  • Virginia City (Online)
  • Historical archaeology of the American West.
Alternative Title
Virginia City (Online)
Subject
  • Frontier and pioneer life > Nevada > Virginia City
  • Silver mines and mining > Nevada > Virginia City > History
  • Gold mines and mining > Nevada > Virginia City > History
  • Virginia City (Nev.) > History
  • Virginia City (Nev.) > Social life and customs
  • Virginia City (Nev.) > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : Twenty-one bits of glass, historical archaeology, and the meaning of the West -- Gold and silver! -- A crowded city on the mining frontier -- An Irish blacksmith and the archaeology of belief -- The Chinese -- Saloons and the archaeology of leisure -- Women on the mining frontier -- Kids on the Comstock -- Piper's Opera House and the archaeology of theater -- Death and the material culture of the final chapter -- Epilogue: Breathing meaning into the past.
LCCN
2011038040
OCLC
ssj0000601876
Author
James, Ronald M. (Ronald Michael), 1955-
Title
Virginia City [electronic resource] : secrets of a western past / Ronald M. James.
Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, c2012.
Series
Historical archaeology of the American West
Historical archaeology of the American West.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Society for Historical Archaeology.
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