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The material culture of steamboat passengers : archaeological evidence from the Missouri River /

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This book is a material culture analysis of passengers' belongings found on the steamboats Bertrand and Arabia, which served nineteenth century emigrants traveling west on the Missouri river. The research utilizes documentary sources, photographs, and archaeological artifacts. The book is heavi...

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Main Author: Corbin, Annalies (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2000]
Series:Plenum series in underwater archaeology.
Subjects:
Arabia (Steamboat).
Bertrand (Steamboat).
Missouri River > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Missouri River.
Underwater archaeology > Missouri River.
River steamers > Missouri River > History > 19th century.
Material culture > Missouri River > History > 19th century.
Material culture > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Archéologie sous-marine > Missouri (Rivière)
Bateaux à vapeur fluviaux > Missouri (Rivière) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Culture matérielle > Missouri (Rivière) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Culture matérielle > États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Missouri (Rivière)
États-Unis (Ouest) > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Antiquities.
Emigration and immigration.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Immigrants.
Material culture.
River steamers.
Underwater archaeology.
Missouri River.
West United States.
1800-1899
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Westward Expansion toward Fort Benton, Montana Territory
  • Overland or by Sea
  • Realizing Mullan's Vision: Steamboats on the Missouri River
  • The Development of the "Mountain Boat"
  • Time on the River
  • Travleing West by Steamboat: The Passenger Experience
  • The Steamboats Arabia and Bertrand
  • The Building of the Bertrand
  • A Disastrous Voyage
  • The Excavation of the Bertrand
  • Building the Steamboat Arabia
  • The Arabia on the Missouri River
  • Salvaging the Arabia
  • Methodology
  • Introduction: Material Culture Studies in America
  • The Artifact Set
  • Project Goals
  • Artifact Classification
  • A Few Explanations
  • Hypotheses
  • Hypothesis A
  • Hypothesis B
  • Hypothesis C
  • Hypothesis D
  • Hypothesis E
  • Conclusion: Artifact Cataloging
  • Bertrand Box 74
  • The John S. Atchison Family
  • Box 74 Artifacts
  • Personal Utilization
  • Household Utilization
  • Child Utilization
  • Bertrand FPC-8
  • Annie and Fannie Campbell
  • FPC-8 Artifacts
  • Personal Utilization
  • Household Utilization
  • Child Utilization
  • Bertrand MSC-128
  • Robert Campbell and Company
  • Box MSC-128: Artifacts
  • Personal Utilization
  • Household Utilization
  • Bertrand FSC-234
  • William Wheatley: Frontier Cobbler?
  • FSC-234 Artifacts
  • Occupational Utilization
  • Arabia Carpenter's Box
  • Carpenter's Box Artifacts
  • Occupational Utilization
  • Child Utilization
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Statistical Methodology
  • Variables and Value Labels
  • Analysis
  • Logistic Regression Analysis
  • Findings.