On the edge of purgatory : an archaeology of place in Hispanic Colorado / Bonnie J. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Bonnie J.

Series:

Historical archaeology of the American West.

Historical archaeology of the American West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Antiquities.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Colorado--History.

Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Social life and customs.

Archaeology and history--Colorado.

Archaeology and history.

Ethnoarchaeology--Colorado.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Colorado--Antiquities.

Colorado.

Colorado--History, Local.

Colorado--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln [Neb.] : University of Nebraska Press : Society for Historical Archaeology, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800's, the region was U.S. territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. They had a complex history of interaction with indigenous populations in the area and adopted many of the indigenous methods of survival in this difficult environment. Today their descendants compose a vocal part of the Hispanic population of Colorado. Bonnie J. Clark investigates the unwritten history of this unique Hispanic population. Combining archaeological research, contemporary ethno

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Finding Purgatory; 1. Hispanic Colorado; 2. Inhabiting the Lower Purgatory; 3. Making a Living and a Life; 4. Plazas and Community; 5. Lessons from the Landscape; Conclusion: The Archaeology of Places; References Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613593528

9781280498299

1280498293

9780803262751

0803262752

OCLC:

793511408