Life, death, and archaeology at Fort Blue Mounds : a settlers' fortification of the Black Hawk War / Robert A. Birmingham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birmingham, Robert A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Wisconsin--Fort Blue Mounds.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Frontier and pioneer life--Wisconsin--Fort Blue Mounds.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Black Hawk War, 1832--Antiquities.

Black Hawk War, 1832.

Fort Blue Mounds (Wis.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life, Death, and Archaeology at Fort Blue Mounds is an archaeological detective story illuminating the lives of white settlers in the lead-mining region during the tragic events of the historically important conflict known as the Black Hawk War.Focusing on the strategically located Fort Blue Mounds in southwestern Wisconsin, Robert A.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""1. Fort Blue Mounds and the Black Hawk War""; ""2. Life and Death at Fort Blue Mounds""; ""3. Digging Fort Blue Mounds""; ""4. The Stories Artifacts Tell""; ""Epilogue""; ""Appendixes""; ""I: Other Forts, Other Stories""; ""II: Black Hawk War Settlers� and Militia Fortifications""; ""III: Features and Associated Artifacts Found Below the Modern Plow Zone at Fort Blue Mounds""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-141) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87020-596-X

OCLC:

923518075