The archaeology of the Donner Party / Donald L Hardesty, with contributions by Michael Brodhead [and others].
- Author
- Hardesty, Donald L., 1941-
- Published
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [1997]
- Copyright Date
- ©1997
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 156 pages) : illustrations, map
- Additional Creators
- Brodhead, Michael J.
Access Online
- Series
- Contents
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: The Donner Party Saga; 2: The Donner Party and Overland Emigration, 1840-1860; 3: Archaeology of the Murphy Cabin; 4: Archaeology of the Alder Creek Camp; 5: Donner Party Baggage; 6: New Directions in Donner Party Research; Appendix 1: Zooarchaeology of the Murphy Cabin Site; Appendix 2: Ceramics from the Alder Creek Camp; Appendix 3: The Timing of Donner Party Deaths; Notes; Literature Cited; Index.
- Subject(s)
- Excavations (Archaeology)—Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.)
- Excavations (Archaeology)—California—Truckee Region
- Donner Party
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Groupe Donner
- Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
- HISTORY—State & Local—General
- Antiquities
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Ausgrabung
- Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.)—Antiquities
- Truckee Region (Calif.)—Antiquities
- California—Truckee Region
- United States—Lake Tahoe Region
- ISBN
- 0874173663 (electronic bk.)
9780874173666 (electronic bk.)
087417290X (cloth)
9780874172904 (cloth)
0874176611
9780874176612 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-151) and index.
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