In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American

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In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life

History is recorded in many ways. According toÂ Â author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fullyÂ Â by studying the small things so often forgotten.Â Â Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musicalÂ Â instruments, and even shards of pottery fill in theÂ Â cracks between large historical events and depictÂ Â the intricacies of daily life. In his completelyÂ Â revised and expanded edition of In SmallÂ Â Things Forgotten, Deetz has added newÂ Â sections that more fully acknowledge the presenceÂ Â of women and African Americans in ColonialÂ Â America. New interpretations of archaeological findsÂ Â detail how minorities influenced and were affectedÂ Â by the development of the Anglo-American traditionÂ Â in the years following the settlers' arrival inÂ Â Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. Among Deetz'sÂ Â observations:
Subtle changes in building long before theÂ Â Revolutionary War hinted at the growing independenceÂ Â of the American colonies and their desire to beÂ Â less like theÂ Â British.

Records of estate auctions show that manyÂ Â households in Colonial America contained only oneÂ Â chair--underscoring the patriarchal nature of theÂ Â early American family. All other members of theÂ Â household sat on stools or theÂ Â floor.

The excavation of a tiny community ofÂ Â freed slaves in Massachusetts reveals evidence ofÂ Â the transplantation of African culture to NorthÂ Â America.

SimultaneouslyÂ Â a study of American life and an explanation ofÂ Â how American life is studied, In SmallÂ Â Things Forgotten, through the everydayÂ Â details of ordinary living, colorfully depicts aÂ Â world hundreds of years in the past.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new18-20150802-a023168
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1996-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385483995

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Anchor
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new18-20150802-a023168
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1996-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385483995

In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life

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