Author: Alan J. OsbornPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological surveying
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Archeological Overview and Assessment of Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Sangamon County, Springfield, Illinois
Author: Alan J. OsbornPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological surveying
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Lincoln Home National Historic Site (N.H.S.), General Management Plan
Author: The Sangamo Frontier
Author: Robert MazrimPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226514234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
When Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois’ Sangamo Country in 1831, he found a pioneer community transforming from a cluster of log houses along an ancient trail to a community of new towns and state roads. But two of the towns vanished in a matter of years, and many of the activities and lifestyles that shaped them were almost entirely forgotten. In The Sangamo Frontier, archaeologist Robert Mazrim unearths the buried history of this early American community, breathing new life into a region that still rests in Lincoln’s shadow. Named after a shallow river that cuts through the prairies of central Illinois, the Sangamo Country—an area that now encompasses the capital city of Springfield and present-day Sangamon County—was first colonized after the War of 1812. For the past fifteen years, Mazrim has conducted dozens of excavations there, digging up pieces of pioneer life, from hand-forged iron and locally made crockery to pewter spoons and Staffordshire teacups. And here, in beautifully illustrated stories of each dig, he shows how each of these small artifacts can teach us something about the lifestyles of people who lived on the frontier nearly two hundred years ago. Allowing us to see past the changed modern landscape and the clichés of pioneer history, Mazrim deftly uses his findings to portray the homes, farms, taverns, and pottery shops where Lincoln’s neighbors once lived and worked. Drawing readers into the thrill of discovery, The Sangamo Frontier inaugurates a new kind of archaeological history that both enhances and challenges our written history. It imbues today’s landscape with an authentic ghostliness that will reawaken the curiosity of anyone interested in the forgotten people and places that helped shape our nation.
Annual Report
Author: Illinois State MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Preliminary Technology Assessment Report
Author: Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Biennial Report on the Illinois State Museum of Natural History
Author: Illinois State MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"Catalogue of the Library of the Illinois State Museum of Natural History": Report for 1909/10.
Lincoln Herald
Author: Press Summary - Illinois Information Service
Author: Illinois Information ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Author: