Mazrim, Robert.

The Sangamo frontier history and archaeology in the shadow of Lincoln / [electronic resource] : Robert Mazrim. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. - x, 352 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-346) and index.

The making of an American frontier -- The arrival of archaeology and the shadow of Lincoln -- Before the Americans -- The Americans -- At home, 1800-1840 -- Under the house, behind the house -- Goods in the forests -- The hole in the map -- A new frontier -- Overlooking wilderness : excavations at Elkhart Hill -- Earthenware at Cotton Hill : the Ebey-Brunk Kiln site -- The origins of a state capital : the Iles Store site -- Moses's Sangamo : relocating a lost town -- Exploring Moses's Sangamo : excavations at Sangamo town -- Lincoln's New Salem : history and archaeology -- Behind Lincoln's New Salem : archaeology and revisionism -- The end of the trail.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.





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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Homes and haunts--Illinois--Springfield Region.


Historic sites--Illinois--Springfield Region.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Illinois--Springfield Region.
Archaeology and history--Illinois--Springfield Region.
Frontier and pioneer life--Illinois--Springfield Region.


Springfield Region (Ill.)--Antiquities.
Springfield Region (Ill.)--History--19th century.
Springfield Region (Ill.)--History, Local.
Sangamon River Valley (Ill.)--History, Local.


Electronic books.

F549.S7 / M39 2007

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