| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Early American histories |
| Contents |
The Fires of Pope's Creek -- The Many Houses of Washington's Boyhood Home -- "Perfectly Ravished" : The Washingtons of Barbados -- Washington's Red Coats of Wool and Walls of Oak : The Remnants of War -- Slavery, Housing, Memory, and Mixed Messages on Mount Vernon's North Lane -- What Hides in Plain Sight at Philadelphia's "President's House" -- Conclusion : We Need to Talk about George |
| Summary |
"This archaeological biography of George Washington uncovers the physical remains of the major sites he lived at or visited--from his childhood home near Fredericksburg to Barbados and Mount Vernon--while also narrating their many, and shifting, afterlives in American popular memory"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania
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| SUBJECT |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 fast |
| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Virginia.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Pennsylvania
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Homes
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| SUBJECT |
Virginia -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143756
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Virginia -- History -- 18th century
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Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century
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| Subject |
Pennsylvania
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Virginia
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022001425 |
| ISBN |
0813948525 |
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9780813948522 |
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