The historical archaeology of revolutionary war encampments of Washington's army /edited by Cosimo Sgarlata, David Orr, and Bethany Morrison foreword by David R. Starbuck.

The historical archaeology of revolutionary war encampments of Washington's army /edited by Cosimo Sgarlata, David Orr, and Bethany Morrison foreword by David R. Starbuck. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2019. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Foreword / Introduction / "Make sure you aim, for one shot well pointed is worth a dozen thrown away:" evidence of a musketry range at Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, USA / A more tolerable quarter: archaeology at Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge / The material world of the Revolutionary War soldier at Valley Forge revisited: comparative excavations of a brigade encampment on the grounds of the Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania / "The ground necessary": excavations of a brigade encampment; Wayne's Woods, Valley Forge / Building the Log Hut City: an analysis using the tools issued at Morristown, New Jersey / Forgotten stones: the rediscovery of Redding's middle encampment / The unfulfilled American Revolution / The Rochambeau Project: historical and archaeological documentation of the French army's marches through Connecticut in 1781 and 1782 / Incidents of regional variation in winter encampment hut construction: huts and history at Redding, Connecticut / Conclusion / David R. Starbuck -- David G. Orr -- Wade P. Catts, and Joseph F. Balicki -- Joseph R. Blondino -- Jesse West-Rosenthal -- Julia Steele, Douglas Campana, and David Orr -- Mathew Grubel -- Bethany A. Morrison and Cosimo A. Sgarlata -- Laurie Weinstein, Diane Hassan and Samantha Mauro -- Mary Guillette Harper -- Daniel Cruson -- Cosimo A. Sgarlata.



9780813057170


United States. Continental Army --History.


Electronic Books.

E208 / .H578 2019