{"product_id":"the-historical-archaeology-of-the-pacific-northwest-9780813079172","title":"The Historical Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow archaeology illuminates the confluence of people, places, and events that shaped the Pacific Northwest \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBordered\u003cbr\u003e by the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, \u003cbr\u003ethe Pacific Northwest--including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British \u003cbr\u003eColumbia--is home to a diverse range of people and cultures whose history\u003cbr\u003e is closely tied to the natural environment. In this book, Douglas \u003cbr\u003eWilson uses historical documents, Indigenous oral traditions, and the \u003cbr\u003ematerial record to provide a comprehensive overview of the region's \u003cbr\u003ehistorical archaeology from the seventeenth through the twenty-first \u003cbr\u003ecenturies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers Lewis and Clark's Fort \u003cbr\u003eClatsop; fur trade forts such as Fort Vancouver, Fort Langley, and Fort \u003cbr\u003eNez Perc?s; Indigenous villages such as Middle Village and Yuquot; the \u003cbr\u003eChristian mission at Waiilatpu; the Oregon Trail; the settler town of \u003cbr\u003eChampoeg; and military locations including Fort Lane, San Juan Island, \u003cbr\u003eand Fork Hoskins. Wilson describes how extractive industries like \u003cbr\u003efishing, mining, logging, and fur trapping transformed the environment \u003cbr\u003eand the human population. He also discusses transportation, urban \u003cbr\u003edevelopment, racism, and government policies through the Great \u003cbr\u003eDepression and World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the story of the \u003cbr\u003eAmerican experience in the Pacific Northwest is the heritage and history\u003cbr\u003e of local Indigenous peoples, as well as descendant communities of \u003cbr\u003eEuropean, African, Asian, and Pacific Islands ancestry. Wilson shows how\u003cbr\u003e material artifacts and landscapes can be compared with the documentary \u003cbr\u003erecord to critically examine colonial and nationalistic narratives, \u003cbr\u003eilluminating the past and present of Indigenous peoples and immigrant \u003cbr\u003egroups in the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA volume in the series the American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Krysta Ryzewski \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas C. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e American Experience in Archaeological Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813079172","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273994731657,"sku":"9780813079172","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_bd6a30ed-995e-45a1-a67d-4f37a6ccb08a.jpg?v=1736844631","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-historical-archaeology-of-the-pacific-northwest-9780813079172","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}