Archaeology can either bolster memory and tradition, or contradict the status quo and provide an alternative view of the past. An archaeology of Harpers Ferry's wartime and Victorian eras confronts time-honored historical interpretations of the past (created and perpetuated by such interest groups as historians and the National Park Service) and in so doing allows us to be more inclusive of the town's forgotten histories and provides alternative voices to a past.
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`Anyone with an interest in the Civil War and how it has been retold will find this book of interest; a background in archaeology is unnecessary. The volume is well illustrated, and a thorough references section provides additional sources of information.'
Choice, May 2001
`...Archaeology and Created Memory is full of archaeolgical data recovered from a samll industrial community and therefore inherently appeals to industrial archaeologists, especially those interested in military history and postmodern data applications. ...presents the reader with historical background and archaeological data from three different areas...that challenge the traditionally presented history of Harpers Ferry, especially by the NPS. ...the reader can gain nice insights into alternative interpretations of the past through the use of archaeology.'
Industrial Archaeology, 27:2 (2001)
Choice, May 2001
`...Archaeology and Created Memory is full of archaeolgical data recovered from a samll industrial community and therefore inherently appeals to industrial archaeologists, especially those interested in military history and postmodern data applications. ...presents the reader with historical background and archaeological data from three different areas...that challenge the traditionally presented history of Harpers Ferry, especially by the NPS. ...the reader can gain nice insights into alternative interpretations of the past through the use of archaeology.'
Industrial Archaeology, 27:2 (2001)
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After the bombardment of Fort Sumter and after Lincoln's call to raise 75,000 troops, Virginia seceded April 1861 from the Union. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
boardinghouse assemblage, flour mill ruins, former enslaved people, identifiable bottles, armory grounds, shanty kitchens, postbellum history, boardinghouse life, master armorer, brewery complex, digestive remedies, meat weight, national historical park, bottling works, rifle factory, historical archaeology, archaeology project, boardinghouse keeper, brewery workers, ceramic assemblage, proprietary medicines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harpers Ferry, Civil War, John Brown, Lower Town, United States, National Park Service, Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferrians, Virginius Island, New York, Loudoun Heights, Home Journal, West Virginia, Shenandoah River, Spirit of Jefferson, Class Mammalia, Storer College, Fragaria Seed, Shenandoah Street, The Bee, Camp Hill, Jefferson County, The Winterthur Library, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Savery New!
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After the bombardment of Fort Sumter and after Lincoln's call to raise 75,000 troops, Virginia seceded April 1861 from the Union. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
boardinghouse assemblage, flour mill ruins, former enslaved people, identifiable bottles, armory grounds, shanty kitchens, postbellum history, boardinghouse life, master armorer, brewery complex, digestive remedies, meat weight, national historical park, bottling works, rifle factory, historical archaeology, archaeology project, boardinghouse keeper, brewery workers, ceramic assemblage, proprietary medicines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harpers Ferry, Civil War, John Brown, Lower Town, United States, National Park Service, Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferrians, Virginius Island, New York, Loudoun Heights, Home Journal, West Virginia, Shenandoah River, Spirit of Jefferson, Class Mammalia, Storer College, Fragaria Seed, Shenandoah Street, The Bee, Camp Hill, Jefferson County, The Winterthur Library, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Savery New!
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- Historical Archaeology (2nd Edition) by Charles E. Orser in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The National Park Service by William Everhart on page 8, and Back Matter
- Culture Change and the New Technology: An Archaeology of the Early American Industrial Era (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology) by Paul A. Shackel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology) by Charles E. Orser Jr. in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Spearheads for Reform:The Social Settlements & the Progressive Movement, 1890 to 1914 by Allen F. Davis in Back Matter
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