On the Plains, and Among the Peaks: or, How Mrs. Maxwell Made Her Natural History Collection : by Mary Dartt /

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thompson, Mary Emma Dartt, 1842-1940 (Autor)
Otros Autores: McCown, Julie (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Maxwell, Martha, > 1831-1881.
Women naturalists.
Taxidermy.
Taxidermists.
Natural history > Catalogs and collections.
HISTORY / General
Social Science > Gender Studies.
History > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY).
History > General.
Taxidermistes > Colorado > Biographies.
Taxidermie > Colorado > 19e siecle.
Femmes naturalistes > Colorado > Biographies.
Women naturalists > Colorado > Biography.
Natural history > Catalogs and collections > Colorado.
Taxidermy > Colorado > 19th century.
Taxidermists > Colorado > Biography.
Colorado.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (245 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781646421978

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