Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons: The Emergence of the American Museum
| AUTHOR | Alderson, William T. |
| PUBLISHER | American Association of Museums (01/01/1992) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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A "Feejee mermaid," the skeletal remains of a "wooly mammoth," and a "cabinet of learned turkies which will dance to music," were attractions at Baltimore's Peale Museum in the early 1800s. As the nation's first museum directors, Charles Wilson Peale, and his sons Rembrandt and Rubens, laid the foundation of the modern American museum.
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ISBN-13:
9780931201158
ISBN-10:
0931201152
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
104
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
11.24 x 0.24 x 8.10 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Reference | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
Grade Level:
Post Graduate
and up
Dewey Decimal:
069.097
Library of Congress Control Number:
92029830
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A "Feejee mermaid," the skeletal remains of a "wooly mammoth," and a "cabinet of learned turkies which will dance to music," were attractions at Baltimore's Peale Museum in the early 1800s. As the nation's first museum directors, Charles Wilson Peale, and his sons Rembrandt and Rubens, laid the foundation of the modern American museum.
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