On the plains, and among the peaks : or, how Mrs. Maxwell made her natural history collection /

"American naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado's wildlife but is virtually unknown. Written in 1879 by Maxwell's half-sister Mary Dartt, provides a case of how women practiced natural...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, Mary Emma Dartt, 1842-1940 (Author)
Other Authors: McCown, Julie (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2021]
Series:Timberline books.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Maxwell, Martha, > 1831-1881.
Maxwell, Martha, > 1831-1881
1800-1899
Taxidermists > Colorado > Biography.
Taxidermy > Colorado > 19th century.
Natural history > Catalogs and collections > Colorado.
Women naturalists > Colorado > Biography.
Femmes naturalistes > Colorado > Biographies.
Taxidermie > Colorado > 19e siècle.
Taxidermistes > Colorado > Biographies.
History > General.
History > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY).
Social Science > Gender Studies.
HISTORY / General
Natural history > Catalogs and collections
Taxidermists
Taxidermy
Women naturalists
Colorado
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"American naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado's wildlife but is virtually unknown. Written in 1879 by Maxwell's half-sister Mary Dartt, provides a case of how women practiced natural history and taxidermy, as exploration and settlement of Colorado"--
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 232 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:1646421973
9781646421961
1646421965
9781646421978

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