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The Material Culture of Steamboat Passengers
The Material Culture of Steamboat Passengers, This book is a material culture analysis of passengers' belongings found on the steamboats Bertrand and Arabia, which served nineteenth century emigrants traveling west on the Missouri river. The research utilizes documentary sources, photographs, and arc, The Material Culture of Steamboat Passengers has a rating of 4 stars
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  • The Material Culture of Steamboat Passengers
  • Written by author Annalies Corbin
  • Published by Springer-Verlag New York, LLC, December 1999
  • This book is a material culture analysis of passengers' belongings found on the steamboats Bertrand and Arabia, which served nineteenth century emigrants traveling west on the Missouri river. The research utilizes documentary sources, photographs, and arc
  • This book is a material culture analysis of passengers' belongings found on the steamboats Bertrand and Arabia, which served nineteenth century emigrants traveling west on the Missouri river. The research utilizes documentary sources, photographs, and arc
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1.Introduction: Westward Expansion toward Fort Benton, Montana Territory1
1.1.Overland or by Sea2
1.2.Realizing Mullan's Vision: Steamboats on the Missouri River2
1.3.The Development of the "Mountain Boat"5
1.4.Time on the River8
1.5.Travleing West by Steamboat: The Passenger Experience9
1.6.Conclusion10
2.The Steamboats Arabia and Bertrand11
2.1.The Building of the Bertrand11
2.2.A Disastrous Voyage12
2.3.The Excavation of the Bertrand14
2.4.Building the Steamboat Arabia14
2.5.The Arabia on the Missouri River16
2.6.Salvaging the Arabia18
2.7.Conclusion20
3.Methodology21
3.1.Introduction: Material Culture Studies in America21
3.2.The Artifact Set22
3.3.Project Goals22
3.4.Artifact Classification23
3.5.A Few Explanations24
3.6.Hypotheses24
3.6.1.Hypothesis A26
3.6.2.Hypothesis B26
3.6.3.Hypothesis C26
3.6.4.Hypothesis D26
3.6.5.Hypothesis E27
3.7.Conclusion: Artifact Cataloging27
4.Bertrand Box 7429
4.1.The John S. Atchison Family29
4.2.Box 74 Artifacts30
4.2.1.Personal Utilization30
4.2.2.Household Utilization41
4.2.3.Child Utilization44
4.3.Conclusion50
5.Bertrand FPC-851
5.1.Annie and Fannie Campbell51
5.2.FPC-8 Artifacts51
5.2.1.Personal Utilization51
5.2.2.Household Utilization58
5.2.3.Child Utilization67
5.3.Conclusion69
6.Bertrand MSC-12871
6.1.Robert Campbell and Company71
6.2.Box MSC-128: Artifacts72
6.2.1.Personal Utilization72
6.2.2.Household Utilization74
6.3.Conclusion75
7.Bertrand FSC-23477
7.1.William Wheatley: Frontier Cobbler?77
7.2.FSC-234 Artifacts78
7.2.1.Occupational Utilization78
7.3.Conclusion87
8.Arabia Carpenter's Box89
8.1.Carpenter's Box Artifacts89
8.1.1.Occupational Utilization89
8.1.2.Child Utilization96
8.2.Conclusion98
9.Quantitative Analysis101
9.1.Statistical Methodology101
9.2.Variables and Value Labels102
9.3.Analysis103
9.4.Logistic Regression Analysis107
9.5.Conclusion108
10.Conclusions109
10.1.Findings109
10.1.1.Hypothesis A109
10.1.2.Hypothesis B110
10.1.3.Hypothesis C110
10.1.4.Hypothesis D110
10.1.5.Hypothesis E111
10.2.Conclusion and Recommendations111
Appendix ABertrand Box 74 Artifacts (Atchison Family)115
Appendix BBertrand Box EPC-8 Artifacts (Campbell Sisters)117
Appendix CBertrand Box MSC-128 Artifacts (Robert Campbell)119
Appendix DBertrand Box FSC-234 Artifacts (Cobbler's Barrell)121
Appendix EBertrand Cargo (Total Artifact Collection)123
Appendix FArabia Carpenter's Box Artifacts133
Appendix GArabia Cargo (Total Artifact Collection)135
Appendix HSteamboats on the Missouri River147
References227
Index233


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