The permanent resident : excavations and explorations of George Washington's life /

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"This archaeological biography of George Washington uncovers the physical remains of the major sites he lived at or visited--from his childhood home near Fredericksburg to Barbados and Mount Vernon--while also narrating their many, and shifting, afterlives in American popular memory"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Levy, Philip, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
Series:Early American histories
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Virginia.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
1700-1799
Excavations (Archaeology) > Virginia.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Pennsylvania.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Pennsylvanie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Homes.
Virginia > Antiquities.
Virginia > History > 18th century.
Pennsylvania > History > 18th century.
Virginie > Antiquités.
Virginie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pennsylvania.
Virginia.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Fires of Pope's Creek
  • The Many Houses of Washington's Boyhood Home
  • "Perfectly Ravished" : The Washingtons of Barbados
  • Washington's Red Coats of Wool and Walls of Oak : The Remnants of War
  • Slavery, Housing, Memory, and Mixed Messages on Mount Vernon's North Lane
  • What Hides in Plain Sight at Philadelphia's "President's House"
  • Conclusion : We Need to Talk about George.

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