The Archaeology of Class War: The Colorado Coalfield Strike of 1913-1914

The Archaeology of Class War: The Colorado Coalfield Strike of 1913-1914

ISBN-10:
0870819550
ISBN-13:
9780870819551
Pub. Date:
11/15/2009
Publisher:
University Press of Colorado
ISBN-10:
0870819550
ISBN-13:
9780870819551
Pub. Date:
11/15/2009
Publisher:
University Press of Colorado
The Archaeology of Class War: The Colorado Coalfield Strike of 1913-1914

The Archaeology of Class War: The Colorado Coalfield Strike of 1913-1914

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Overview

The Archaeology of the Colorado Coalfield War Project has conducted archaeological investigations at the site of the Ludlow Massacre in Ludlow, Colorado, since 1996. With the help of the United Mine Workers of America and funds from the Colorado State Historical Society and the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, the scholars involved have integrated archaeological finds with archival evidence to show how the everyday experiences of miners and their families shaped the strike and its outcome.The Archaeology of Class War weaves together material culture, documents, oral histories, landscapes, and photographs to reveal aspects of the strike and life in early twentieth-century Colorado coalfields unlike any standard documentary history. Excavations at the site of the massacre and the nearby town of Berwind exposed tent platforms, latrines, trash dumps, and the cellars in which families huddled during the attack. Myriad artifacts—from canning jars to a doll’s head—reveal the details of daily existence and bring the community to life.The Archaeology of Class War will be of interest to archaeologists, historians, and general readers interested in mining and labor history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780870819551
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Publication date: 11/15/2009
Pages: 432
Product dimensions: 6.16(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Karin Larkin is associate professor and curator for the Anthropology Department at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and vice chair of the Ludlow Centennial Commemoration Commission. She was the second project director for the Colorado Coalfield War Archaeological Project and is coeditor of The Archaeology of Class War and numerous book chapters and articles. She received the Stephen H. Hart Award for Historic Preservation for work on the Colorado Coalfield War Archaeology Project.
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