Mermaids, Mummies and Mastodons – The Emergence of the American Museum

Author:   William T Alderson
Publisher:   American Association of Museums
ISBN:  

9780931201158


Pages:   104
Publication Date:   26 February 1992
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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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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Author:   William T Alderson
Publisher:   American Association of Museums
Imprint:   American Association of Museums
Dimensions:   Width: 21.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 28.20cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780931201158


ISBN 10:   0931201152
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   26 February 1992
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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