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Boomtown Saloons: Archaeology And History In Virginia City (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
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About Boomtown Saloons: Archaeology And History In
Product Description Deals with the historical archaeology of the Old West. This book's account of the excavation and analysis of four nineteenth-century Virginia City, Nevada, saloon sites offers a fresh interpretation of the role of saloons in a mining boomtown. Review "Boomtown Saloons illustrates how historical archaeology is evolving into a scholarly discipline that can expand upon written history. Today, Virginia City is a living ghost town that attracts tourists seeking the Old West. This delightful study gives us a better picture of life in a Nevada boomtown than we have ever had before." -- Mark Michel About the Author Kelly J. Dixon is a professor of anthropology at the University of Montana. She specializes in historical archaeology in the American West, and in addition to her investigations among the ruins of western saloons she has recently conducted research at the site of the ill-fated Donner Party encampments in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
