Virginia City
James, Ronald M. 1955-
Virginia City secrets of a western past / [electronic resource] : Ronald M. James. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - Historical archaeology of the American West . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Twenty-one bits of glass, historical archaeology, and the meaning of the West -- Gold and silver! -- A crowded city on the mining frontier -- An Irish blacksmith and the archaeology of belief -- The Chinese -- Saloons and the archaeology of leisure -- Women on the mining frontier -- Kids on the Comstock -- Piper's Opera House and the archaeology of theater -- Death and the material culture of the final chapter -- Epilogue: Breathing meaning into the past.
9780803240087 0803240082
Gold mines and mining--History.--Nevada--Virginia City
Silver mines and mining--History.--Nevada--Virginia City
Frontier and pioneer life--Nevada--Virginia City.
Virginia City (Nev.)--Antiquities.
Virginia City (Nev.)--Social life and customs.
Virginia City (Nev.)--History.
Electronic books.
F849.V8 / J364 2012
979.3/56
Virginia City secrets of a western past / [electronic resource] : Ronald M. James. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - Historical archaeology of the American West . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Twenty-one bits of glass, historical archaeology, and the meaning of the West -- Gold and silver! -- A crowded city on the mining frontier -- An Irish blacksmith and the archaeology of belief -- The Chinese -- Saloons and the archaeology of leisure -- Women on the mining frontier -- Kids on the Comstock -- Piper's Opera House and the archaeology of theater -- Death and the material culture of the final chapter -- Epilogue: Breathing meaning into the past.
9780803240087 0803240082
Gold mines and mining--History.--Nevada--Virginia City
Silver mines and mining--History.--Nevada--Virginia City
Frontier and pioneer life--Nevada--Virginia City.
Virginia City (Nev.)--Antiquities.
Virginia City (Nev.)--Social life and customs.
Virginia City (Nev.)--History.
Electronic books.
F849.V8 / J364 2012
979.3/56