Artifacts and the American Past

Name/Title

Artifacts and the American Past

Entry/Object ID

L1981.1.99

Description

In Artifacts and the American Past, a leading proponent of historical inquiry into the man-made environment shares his philosophies and methods of teaching history by examination and interpretation of artifacts." "by the study of historic photographs, mail-order catalogs, cartography, historic house museums and villages, the 1876 Centennial, plants and natural material culture, and regional studies, through what the author calls above-ground archaeology." Appendices, notes and an index are included at the end of the book. 294/Hardbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Graphics, Historic Photography, Historical Museums, Photography in Historiography, Antiquities, Historic, United States

Book Details

Author

Schlereth, Thomas J.

Place Published

City

Nashville

State/Province

Tennessee

Date Published

1980

Call No.

Archaeology SC

ISBN

0-910050-47-3

LCCN

80-19705

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent