The Florida Journals Of Frank Hamilton Cushing (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Contributors: Brent Richards Weisman (Editor)
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: February 25, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780813028040
Subjects: North American archaeology; Sociology; Indians of North America; Archaeology / Anthropology; United States - State & Local - South; Antiquities; Material culture; Social Science; History; Florida; Cushing, Frank Hamilton,; Archaeology; Native American; 1857-1900; Marco Island (Island); Archaeological expeditions; Diaries
Description: "These previously unpublished journals by Frank Hamilton Cushing, one of the most complex and enigmatic American anthropologists, offer a dramatically new perspective on his Florida explorations. Recorded during 1895-96 as he traveled the Gulf Coast, these daily personal observations add credibility to his contributions to science and anthropology and demonstrate his independent and intuitive intellect."

"Cushing's monumental findings at the Key Marco site have been vitally important to a global understanding of the technological, social, and cosmological complexity of indigenous maritime societies. This collection of personal journals opens the door to new research and information for archaeologists and archaeological theory. Written by a visionary on the eve of Florida's entry into the modern world, the journals provide a rare glimpse of the nascent field of cultural anthropology."--Jacket.