In Small Things Forgotten An Archaeology of Early American Life

Name: In Small Things Forgotten An Archaeology of Early American Life
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ISBN: 9780385483995

ISBN-10: 0385483996

ISBN-13: 9780385483995

Edition: 1996 (Revised)

Authors: James Deetz

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History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and even shards of pottery fill in the cracks between large historical events and depict the intricacies of daily life. In his completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added new sections that more fully acknowledge the presence of women and African Americans in Colonial America. New interpretations of archaeological finds detail how minorities influenced and were affected by the development of the Anglo-American tradition in the years…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.24" wide x 8.50" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction



Recalling Things Forgotten: Archaeology and the American Artifact



The Anglo-American Past



All the Earthenware Plain and Flowered



Remember Me as You Pass By



I Would Have the Howse Stronge in Timber



Small Things Remembered



Parting Ways



The African American Past



Small Things Forgotten


Notes


Index