A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: A Study in Historical Archaeology

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: A Study in Historical Archaeology
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne Elizabeth Yentsch
Illustrated by Julie Hunter
SeriesNew Studies in Archaeology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:472
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 175
Category/GenreArchaeology by period and region
ISBN/Barcode 9780521467308
ClassificationsDewey:975.256
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 44 Tables, unspecified; 18 Maps; 40 Halftones, unspecified; 58 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 May 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Analyzing the material remains left by Maryland's colonists in the eighteenth century in conjunction with historical records and works of art, archaeologists have reconstructed the daily life of the aristocratic British Calvert family, whose head was governor of Maryland. In this large household people from different cultures interacted, and English and West African lifestyles merged. Using this fascinating case study, Anne Yentsch illustrates the way in which historical archaeology draws on different disciplines to interpret the past.

Reviews

'... charts in great detail a revealing course through the colonial period of North America ... weaves together folklore, historical documents and archaeology to produce a classic study about a time and place that we thought we knew, but only now are beginning to understand'. New Scientist