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PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
ISBN-100826362990
ISBN-139780826362995
eBay Product ID (ePID)16050077946
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Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameUnburied Lives : the Historical Archaeology of Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Davis, Texas, 1869-1875
SubjectArchaeology, Historiography, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
AuthorLaurie A. Wilkie
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Examining materials recovered from six archaeological locales as well as orphaned collections, Wilkie uses the science of archaeology to flesh out the documentary accounts of military life at a frontier outpost. She weaves these elements into engaging stories of some of the Buffalo soldiers. The result is a fetching and entertaining study of Western history that illuminates and reinterprets a story often distorted by Hollywood movies and dime novels."--Mark Michel, American Archaeology, "Wilkie's study of the Buffalo soldiers and military life at Fort Davis is bold and innovative. She reveals a complex web of material and social entanglements that illustrate the military's complicity in anti-black racism while highlighting the various ways that black men--as soldiers, husbands, friends, and fathers--navigated an especially difficult terrain to demonstrate their humanity and rights to citizenship."--Maria Franklin, contributor to Unlocking the Past: Celebrating Historical Archaeology in North America, "Examining materials recovered from six archaeological locales as well as orphaned collections, Wilkie uses the science of archaeology to flesh out the documentary accounts of military life at a frontier outpost. She weaves these elements into engaging stories of some of the Buffalo soldiers. The result is a fetching and entertaining study of Western history that illuminates and reinterprets a story often distorted by Hollywood movies and dime novels." --Mark Michel, American Archaeology, "Wilkie's skillful use of the archaeological and documentary records provides much-needed nuance for understanding the lives of Buffalo soldiers. This book provides a much-needed corrective and complicates previously dichotomous thinking to more accurately represent the challenges and rewards of their military lives."--Edward González-Tennant, author of The Rosewood Massacre: An Archaeology and History of Intersectional Violence
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal976.4934061
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Important Persons in This Work Prologue Chapter One. Black Soldiering Matters at Fort Davis: Taking an Archaeological Approach to Frontier Life Chapter Two. Corporal Williams's Tent: Frontier Military Spaces Chapter Three. Private Stevenson's Pocketknife and Company K's Tumbler Chapter Four. Sergeant Hewey's Stick Chapter Five. Private Johnson's Letters Chapter Six. Sergeant Sample's Eyesight Chapter Seven. Daniel Tallifero's Cap Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn Unburied Lives Wilkie demonstrates how we can listen to stories found in things neglected, ignored, or disparaged--documents not consulted, architecture not studied, material traces preserved in the dirt., In Unburied Lives Wilkie demonstrates how we can "listen" to stories found in things neglected, ignored, or disparaged--documents not consulted, architecture not studied, material traces preserved in the dirt., According to the accounts of two white officers, on the evening of November 20, 1872, Corporal Daniel Talliafero, of the segregated Black 9th cavalry, was shot to death by an officer's wife while attempting to break into her sleeping apartment at the military post of Fort Davis, Texas. Historians writing about Black soldiers serving in the West have long accepted the account without question, retelling the story of Daniel Talliafero, the thwarted "rapist." In Unburied Lives Wilkie takes a different approach, demonstrating how we can "listen" to stories found in things neglected, ignored, or disparaged--documents not consulted, architecture not studied, material traces preserved in the dirt. With a focus on Fort Davis, Wilkie brings attention to the Black enlisted men and non-commissioned officers. In her archaeological accounting, Wilkie explores the complexities of post life, racialized relationships, Black masculinity, and citizenship while also exposing the structures and practices of military life that successfully obscured these men's stories for so long.
LC Classification NumberF394
