History written with pick and shovel; military buttons, belt-plates, badges and other relics excavated from Colonial, Revolutionary, and War of 1812 camp sites by the Field Exploration Committee of the New-York Historical society
History written with pick and shovel; military buttons, belt-plates, badges and other relics excavated from Colonial, Revolutionary, and War of 1812 camp sites by the Field Exploration Committee of the New-York Historical society.
Add this copy of History Written With Pick and Shovel: Military Buttons, to cart. $145.40, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1950 by New-York Historical Society.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. 8vo. Introduction by Richard J Koke. Compiled and indexed by Roberta Leighton. xiii, 320pp, frontispiece: the authors, profusely illustrated in b/w, index. Blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles. From the Introduction, The Society's collection of '18th and early 19th-century military and domestic relics, with their associated records of discovery, cast considerable light on the uniforms, equipment, and camp life of the American Revolution and War of 1812. The relics were secured by archaeological excavation during a period fo many years on military sites in the State of New York and along the Canadian frontier. Articles written by the authors, relating to their excavations and to the life and equipment of soldiers appeared in various issues of the Society's Quarterly Bulletin and in its Annual Report. These articles are reprinted in this handy volume which is likely to be of interest to collectors, and to all students of military life and accoutrements of the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
