Living on the Boott : historical archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses, Lowell, Massachusetts / Stephen A. Mrozowski, Grace H. Ziesing, and Mary C. Beaudry.

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Mrozowski, Stephen A

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TextPublication details: Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 93 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0585212813
9780585212814
1122054513
9781122054515

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Living on the Boott.DDC classification:

974.4/4 20

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F74.L9 M76 1996eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- Historical archaeology in context -- Lowell's urban landscape -- Living conditions of Boott Mills workers -- Mealtimes at the Boott -- Leisure time at the Boott -- Clothing and personal adornment -- The bigger picture.

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Summary: This book provides an excellent introduction to the field of historical archaeology. Using a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, the authors create a fresh portrait of nineteenth-century domestic life in the company-owned boardinghouses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. From a compendious three-volume site report the authors have distilled the essence of their findings. They discuss the methods and theory of historical archaeology and demonstrate its strengths and limitations in the examination of Lowell. Combining documentary evidence, oral and architectural history, and environmental and material culture studies, they trace the deterioration of living conditions for mill workers and their families as owners began substituting native-born employees with immigrant laborers. The detection of environmental decay and its implications for the health and well-being of the boardinghouse populations offer a compelling illustration of how information deduced from historical archaeology can augment and modify findings based on conventional historical documents.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-90) and index.

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This book provides an excellent introduction to the field of historical archaeology. Using a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, the authors create a fresh portrait of nineteenth-century domestic life in the company-owned boardinghouses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. From a compendious three-volume site report the authors have distilled the essence of their findings. They discuss the methods and theory of historical archaeology and demonstrate its strengths and limitations in the examination of Lowell. Combining documentary evidence, oral and architectural history, and environmental and material culture studies, they trace the deterioration of living conditions for mill workers and their families as owners began substituting native-born employees with immigrant laborers. The detection of environmental decay and its implications for the health and well-being of the boardinghouse populations offer a compelling illustration of how information deduced from historical archaeology can augment and modify findings based on conventional historical documents.

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