<p>For many years, one of my favorite classroom devices in historical archaeology was to ask the students to imagine that they had to make the choice between saving―from some unnamed calamity―all master’s theses or all doctoral disser tations in anthropology, but not both. Like good students, they usually looked to their Ph.D. holding professor and chose the dissertations. Much to their surprise, Iwouldrespondthatthetheseswould win withouteventakingtime to ponderthe issue. The issue is clearly one of often naïve and rarely eloquent theses full of good primary data versus sometimes more sophisticated and better written works full of irrelevant theory and meaningless statistics. Perhaps this is an overstate ment of the situation, but it is not too far offthe mark. The University Microfilms International efforts to make the titles of disser tations in North America and the English speaking portions of Europe available through Dissertation Abstracts is commendable. With only one minor exception, dissertations in historical and underwater archaeology in the United States are to be found listed in Dissertation Abstracts and thus are available for purchase.</p>

The Material Culture of Steamboat Passengers: Archaeological Evidence from the Missouri River (The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology)

History

Corbin, Annalies

Americas

Springer

<p>The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But it is remembered for its ironic end: only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge near Bridgeton, Missouri, and sank.   One of the largest stern-wheel vessels ever to navigate a western river, the Montana was built to compete with railroads. The recent archaeological excavation of its wreckage, combined with a wealth of written and visual material documenting its construction and use, offers fascinating insights into a little-known aspect of Western expansion. </p>

The Steamboat Montana and the Opening of the West: History, Excavation, and Architecture (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology)

Rodgers, Bradley A.

University Press of Florida

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