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In Small Things Forgotten: The Archaeology of Early American Life, Deetz, James

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Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
ISBN
9780385080316
Book Title
In Small Things Forgotten : the Archaeology of Early American Life
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
9.1 in
Publication Year
1977
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Author
James Deetz
Genre
Non-Classifiable, Social Science
Topic
Archaeology, Customs & Traditions
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Width
5.9 in
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
038508031X
ISBN-13
9780385080316
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038284625

Product Key Features

Book Title
In Small Things Forgotten : the Archaeology of Early American Life
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
1977
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Non-Classifiable, Social Science
Author
James Deetz
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
76-050760
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
974/.01
Synopsis
History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and even shards of pottery fill in the cracks between large historical events and depict the intricacies of daily life. In his completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added new sections that more fully acknowledge the presence of women and African Americans in Colonial America. New interpretations of archaeological finds detail how minorities influenced and were affected by the development of the Anglo-American tradition in the years following the settlers' arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. Among Deetz's observations: Subtle changes in building long before the Revolutionary War hinted at the growing independence of the American colonies and their desire to be less like the British. Records of estate auctions show that many households in Colonial America contained only one chair--underscoring the patriarchal nature of the early American family. All other members of the household sat on stools or the floor. The excavation of a tiny community of freed slaves in Massachusetts reveals evidence of the transplantation of African culture to North America. Simultaneously a study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied, In Small Things Forgotten, through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicts a world hundreds of years in the past.
LC Classification Number
F6.D43

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