The river and the railroad : an archaeological history of Reno / Mary Ringhoff and Edward J. Stoner ; design by Kathleen Szawiola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ringhoff, Mary, 1974- author.

Stoner, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1955- author.

Contributor:

Szawiola, Kathleen, designer.

Series:

Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history.

Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology and history--Nevada--Reno.

Archaeology and history.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Nevada--Reno.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Material culture--Nevada--Reno.

Material culture.

Reno (Nev.)--Antiquities.

Reno (Nev.).

Reno (Nev.)--Social life and customs.

Reno (Nev.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the City of Reno decided at the beginning of this century to create a trench to lower the railroad tracks that ran through its center, archaeologists associated with the ReTRAC (Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor) project had a unique opportunity to explore the evidence of thousands of years of human history locked beneath downtown's busy streets. The River and the Railroad traces the people and events that shaped the city, incorporating archaeological findings to add a more tangible physical dimension to the known history. It offers fascinating insights into the lives of many different people from Reno's past and helps to correct some common misperceptions about the history of the American West.

Contents:

A brief history of Reno

Occupants of the Daylight Site

Reno and the railroad

City infrastructure and everyday life

The story in broken bottles

African American-owned business in the Lake-Evans block.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-179) and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780874178524

0874178525

OCLC:

719387475