Living on the Boott : historical archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses, Lowell, Massachusetts /
This book provides an excellent introduction to the field of historical archaeology. Using a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, the authors create a fresh portrait of nineteenth-century domestic life in the company-owned boardinghouses of the Boott Cotton...
| Основен автор: | Mrozowski, Stephen A. |
|---|---|
| Други автори: | Ziesing, Grace H., Beaudry, Mary Carolyn, 1950- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amherst, Mass. :
University of Massachusetts Press,
1996.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=26452 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Living on the Boott. |
| Резюме: |
This book provides an excellent introduction to the field of historical archaeology. Using a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, the authors create a fresh portrait of nineteenth-century domestic life in the company-owned boardinghouses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. From a compendious three-volume site report the authors have distilled the essence of their findings. They discuss the methods and theory of historical archaeology and demonstrate its strengths and limitations in the examination of Lowell. Combining documentary evidence, oral and architectural history, and environmental and material culture studies, they trace the deterioration of living conditions for mill workers and their families as owners began substituting native-born employees with immigrant laborers. The detection of environmental decay and its implications for the health and well-being of the boardinghouse populations offer a compelling illustration of how information deduced from historical archaeology can augment and modify findings based on conventional historical documents. |
|---|---|
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xv, 93 pages) : illustrations |
| Формат: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-90) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0585212813 9780585212814 |