Man Who Found Thoreau Roland W. Robbins and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America

Name: Man Who Found Thoreau Roland W. Robbins and the Rise of Historical Archaeology in America
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ISBN: 9781584654254

ISBN-10: 1584654252

ISBN-13: 9781584654254

Edition: 2004

Authors: Donald W. Linebaugh

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In The Man Who Found Thoreau Donald Linebaugh presents a succinct, articulate examination of the work of the pioneering but controversial archaeologist Roland Wells Robbins (1908-1987) and the development of historical archaeology in America. In 1945 the self-taught Robbins discovered the remains of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond. He excavated the site, documented his findings, and in 1947 published a short book, Discovery at Walden, about the experience. This project launched Robbins's career in archaeology, restoration, and reconstruction, and he went on to excavate at a number of New England iron works and other sites, including the Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills in New York, Stawbery…

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 11/4/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 314
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




The road to ruins and restoration : historic preservation and historical archaeology on the road to Walden Pond



House hunting for Henry David Thoreau



Forging a new career : excavating the ironworks sites of New England



The rudiments of a scientific approach



Historical archaeology comes of age



A "Thoreau Yankee" meets the academy



Archaeological projects of Roland Wells Robbins