Old World Traditions, New World Landscapes: Ethnicity and Archaeology of Swiss-Appenzellers in the Colonial South Carolina Backcountry

International Journal of Historical Archeology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-321

  Penner, Bruce R ^a  

^a S Dakota State Historical Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Settlement; Swiss; Wills

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HISTORY; ETHNIC IDENTITY; IDENTITY CHANGE; SWISS IMMIGRANTS;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0031392675     PISSN: 10927697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022670103424     Document Type: Article

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