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- ISBN 9780816556687
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 02 Dec 2025
- Publisher: University of Arizona Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886–1889), directed by Frank Hamilton Cushing, was the first privately funded expedition to the American Southwest. This volume examines the expedition through the diaries of two participants who fell in love on the expedition: the field secretary, Fred Hodge, and the expedition artist, Margaret Magill—who was also Cushing’s sister-in-law. It also presents the first biographical treatment of Hodge, who became a major figure in early twentieth-century anthropology. The book’s first two sections chronicle the field operations of the expedition, while the third describes the long anthropological career of Hodge after the end of the expedition. Through deep research in primary and secondary sources and archival materials, the book details both the daily operations of the expedition and the growing romantic relationship between Hodge and Magill.
For those interested in settlements in early Arizona and Zuni Pueblo, the book provides rare insights into the lives of both men and women, offering an intimate view of an enterprise that is now considered a foundation of Hohokam archaeology—even as it reveals deep love and persistent personal conflicts.
David R. Wilcox was a senior research archaeologist and special assistant to the deputy director at the Museum of Northern Arizona. He is a co-editor (with Curtis M. Hinsley) of the first two volumes of Frank Hamilton Cushing and the Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition, 1886–1889 and Coming of Age in Chicago.
