Douglas Paul Armstrong

Islands at the Crossroads: Migration, Seafaring, and Interaction in the Caribbean (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory)

A long sequence of social, cultural, and political processes characterizes an ever-dynamic Caribbean history. The Caribbean Basin is home to numerous linguistic and cultural traditions and fluid interactions that often map imperfectly onto former colonial and national traditions. Although much of th...

Out of Many, One People: The Historical Archaeology of Colonial Jamaica (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory)

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 As a source of colonial wealth and a crucible for global culture, Jamaica has had a profound impact on the formation of the modern world system. From the island's economic and military importance to the colonial empires it ha...

Even Sunflowers Cast Shadows

Emma Starkey is a spunky little girl trying hard to be charitable and virtuous. But her calculated attempts have a way of backfiring with tumultuous consequences in this poignant story of small-town life in 1920s Kansas. As Emma's cranky grandmother observes, "Even sunflowers cast shadows." Weaving ...

French Castaways at Old Cape Canaveral

Wrecked on a foreign shore, hunted like animals by the Spanish and hostile Indians alike, a small group of French Huguenots managed to exist for an undetermined period in the wilds of present-day Cape Canaveral. 'French Castaways at Old Cape Canaveral' is a candid and very plausible account of those...

The Winter Beach Salvage Camp

One of the worst maritime disasters in Florida’s history occurred in 1715 when the Spanish Plate Fleet, bound for Spain, was trapped in a hurricane that dashed almost all of the ships against the beaches along the central east coast of the state. Spain salvaged what they could for several years befo...

Practical Conservation of Archaeological Objects: A layman's guide to the stabilization, preservation, and repair of antique artifacts (Volume 1)

Master conservator Douglas R. Armstrong imparts his many years of first-hand, practical experience in the field of marine artifact conservation within the pages of "Practical Conservation of Archaeological Objects". This newly updated version for 2012 includes his methods of cleaning coins recovered...

The World's Racing Cars and Sports Cars

Creole Transformation from Slavery to Freedom: Historical Archaeology of the East End Community, St. John, Virgin Is

Expanding our perspective on the diversity and consequences of the African Diaspora, Douglas Armstrong explores life in the Virgin Islands for a distinctive black community that gained its freedom from slavery more than 40 years prior to emancipation in 1848. The isolated rural settlement on the far...

The Old Village and the Great House: An Archaeological and Historical Examination of Drax Hall Plantation, St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica

Creole Transformation from Slavery to Freedom: Historical Archaeology of the East End Community, St. John, Virgin Island

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Computer Applications in Ontario Government Libraries