1885 to 1920
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archaeological case study
archaeological fieldwork
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brick manufacturing
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ethnography
immigration
industry intersections
labor
labor issues
lesser enterprises
lime production
loma prieta mill
mill operations
rail companies
regional archival work
san francisco bay
shipping
social issues
story of labor
technology
timber
timber industry
Product details
- ISBN 9781789207262
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2020
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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While taking a critical look at the labor and social issues related to timber, the story of labor, immigration, and development around the San Francisco Bay region is told through the lens of an archaeological case study of a major player of the timber industry between 1885 and1920. Timber, Sail, and Rail recounts the mill operations and broadly examines its intersections with other industries, such as shipping, brick manufacture, rail companies, lime production, and other lesser enterprises. Three seasons of archaeological fieldwork, as well as ethnography and regional archival work, are examined to emphasize technological and labor components at the historic Loma Prieta mill.
Marco Meniketti is a Professor and senior archaeologist at San Jose State University in California. He has received the Vogel Prize from the Society for Industrial Archeology and the SJSU College of Social Science award for Excellence in Teaching. From 2017–20 he served as Chair of the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology.
