HISTARCHers:
The Arkansas Archeological Survey has recently published "Ghostboats on the
Mississippi: Discovering Our Working Past," edited by Leslie C.
Stewart-Abernathy with contributions by Leslie C. Stewart-Abernathy, Hester
A. Davis, Mary Ann Goodman, Charles L. Pearson, and Allen R. Saltus, Jr.
This volume recounts the process of mobilizing a "rapid response"
archeological salvage crew to study a 4-acre scatter of wooden-hulled,
steam-powered workboat wreckage exposed, near West Memphis, Arkansas, by
unusually low water levels on the Mississippi River during the 1988
drought. Detailed descriptions are provided on the major boat wrecks,
including a stern-wheel steamboat, a coal flat, and a model
barge. Artifacts associated with the steamboat wreckage give a glimpse
into the life of rivermen in the early years of the 20th century - a time
when steam powered, wooden-hulled river transport was destined to give way
rapidly to diesel and steel. Additional chapters explore the varied
processes of site formation, propose interpretive contexts, and discuss the
need to incorporate underwater resources in overall cultural resource
management research designs along the Mississippi and other major inland
waterways.
233 pages, 117 illustrations, only $30.00.
Contact Michelle Berg Vogel to order at 479-575-3556 or [log in to unmask],
or print an order form at
http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/archinfo/publications.html
thanks,
jamie
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Jamie C. Brandon
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Anthropology &
The Arkansas Archeological Survey
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