Mining Archaeology in the American West - A View from the Silver State (Hardcover)

Mining played a prominent role in the shaping and settling of the American West in the nineteenth century. Following the discovery of the famous Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1859, mining became increasingly industrialized, changing mining technology, society, and culture throughout the world. In the wake of these changes Nevada became an important mining region, with new people and technologies further altering the ways mining was pursued and miners interacted. Historical archaeology offers a research strategy for understanding mining and miners that integrates three independent sources of information about the past: physical remains, documents, and oral testimony. "Mining Archaeology in the American West" explores mining culture and practices through the microcosm of Nevada's mining frontier. The history of mining technology, the social and cultural history of miners and mining societies, and the landscapes and environments of mining are topics examined in this multifocus research. In this updated and expanded edition of the seminal work on mining in Nevada, Donald Hardesty brings scholarship up to the present with important new research and insights into how people, technology, culture, architecture, and landscape changed during this period of mining history.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Historical Archaeology of the American West
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	July 2010
Authors:	Donald L Hardesty
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-2440-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8032-2440-0
Barcode:	9780803224407

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