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Custer, Cody, and Grand Duke Alexis : historical archaeology of the royal buffalo hunt /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Douglas D.
Other Authors: Bleed, Peter, Damm, Stephen, 1981-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Archaeology and history > Nebraska > Hayes County.
American bison hunting > Nebraska > Hayes County > History > 19th century.
Camp sites, facilities, etc. > Nebraska > Hayes County > History > 19th century.
Material culture > Nebraska > Hayes County > History > 19th century.
Hayes County (Neb.) > Antiquities.
Alekseĭ Aleksandrovich, > Grand Duke of Russia, > 1850-1908 > Travel > Nebraska > Hayes County.
Custer, George A. > (George Armstrong), > 1839-1876.
Buffalo Bill, > 1846-1917.
Spotted Tail, > 1823-1881.
Hunting guides > Nebraska > Hayes County > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • A royal comes to town
  • Conceptual contexts for Camp Alexis archaeology
  • The grand duke's tour of the United States
  • Camp Alexis and the royal buffalo hunt
  • Edric Eaton and the hunt party photographs
  • The archaeology of Camp Alexis
  • Interpreting Camp Alexis : the context of military camps and camping in the west
  • Camp Alexis historical archaeology : its context and meaning.