John W.I. Lee (Associate Professor Associate Professor of History

The First Black Archaeologist

A Life of John Wesley Gilbert

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the very first book-length biography of John Wesley Gilbert, a man famous as "the first black archaeologist." The book uses previously unstudied sources to reveal the triumphs and challenges of an overlooked pioneer in American archaeology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 159mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9780197578995
• ISBN-10: 0197578993
• Artikelnr.: 61343104

Autorenporträt

John W.I. Lee is Associate Professor of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara. His previous publications include A Greek Army on the March (Cambridge University Press) and The Persian Empire (The Great Courses/The Teaching Company).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: Dr. Mallory Millender, Paine College
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Maps
Introduction: Out of the Ashes
1. Nursed in the Arms of Poverty
2. This Young Man Deserves Special Mention
3. Nothing Less Than Glorious
4. The American School
5. No Stone Unturned
6. The Demes of Athens
7. Excavating Eretria
8. A Humble Worker in the Colored Ranks
9. Mutombo Katshi
10. The Old Veteran
Conclusion: Enduring Spirit
Appendix 1: The Birthdates of Gilbert and his Family
Appendix 2: John Wesley Gilbert and John Hope
Bibliography