"[The author] offers detailed case studies of ... sites from each major war fought on North American soil"--Page 4 of cover.
Forts and battlefields embody activities and locations where nations have come into conflict and where victory or defeat has determined the shape of modern American society. This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of …
This book explores how European forts were adapted for the special needs of the North American frontier. By exploring the unique forts along the borderlands, this book reveals much about the underlying economies and dynamics of the broader conflict that defined a critical period…
What happens, though, when we take a closer look at the archaeological record? That is the focus of Paul Shackel's new book, which examines labor and working-class life in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century industrial America.