The man who found Thoreau
Subtitle: Roland W. Robbins and the rise of historical archaeology in America
By: Donald W. Linebaugh.
Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press; University Press of New England
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Durham, N.H; Hanover [N.H.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Robbins, Roland Wells, 1908-; Archaeologists -- United States -- Biography.; Archaeology and history -- United States.; Historic preservation -- United States.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- United States.; United States -- Antiquities.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: The road to ruins and restoration : historic preservation and historical archaeology on the road to Walden Pond; title: House hunting for Henry David Thoreau; title: Forging a new career : excavating the ironworks sites of New England; title: The rudiments of a scientific approach; title: Historical archaeology comes of age; title: A "Thoreau yankee" meets the academy.