Bibliograph

In small things forgotten, [an archaeology of early American life], James Deetz ; illustrated by Amy Elizabeth Grey

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Label

In small things forgotten, [an archaeology of early American life], James Deetz ; illustrated by Amy Elizabeth Grey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-269) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In small things forgotten

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

34116933

Responsibility statement

James Deetz ; illustrated by Amy Elizabeth Grey

Sub title

[an archaeology of early American life]

Summary

History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past is given new dimensions by studying the small things so often forgotten. Doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and shards of pottery (objects so plain they would never be displayed in a museum) depict the intricacies of daily life. In this completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added a chapter addressing the influence of African culture - a culture so strong it survived the Middle Passage and the oppression of slavery - on America in the years following the settler's arrival in Jamestown, Virginia. Simultaneously a study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied, In Small Things Forgotten colorfully depicts a world hundreds of years in the past through the details of ordinary living

Table Of Contents

1. Recalling Things Forgotten: Archaeology and the American Artifact -- 2. The Anglo-American Past -- 3. All the Earthenware Plain and Flowered -- 4. Remember Me as You Pass By -- 5. I Would Have the Howse Stronge in Timber -- 6. Small Things Remembered -- 7. Parting Ways -- 8. The African American Past -- 9. Small Things Forgotten

Target audience

adult

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