About the Author

Kelly J. Dixon is a professor of anthropology at the University of Montana. She specializes in historical archaeology in the American West, and in addition to her investigations among the ruins of western saloons she has recently conducted research at the site of the ill-fated Donner Party encampments in the eastern Sierra Nevada. This is her first book.

Reviews

"Boomtown Saloons illustrates how historical archaeology is evolving into a scholarly discipline that can expand upon written history. Today, Virginia City is a living ghost town that attracts tourists seeking the Old West. This delightful study gives us a better picture of life in a Nevada boomtown than we have ever had before." - Mark Michel, American Archaeology"