Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons
| Author | : William T. Alderson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015029943738 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons by : William T. Alderson
Download or read book Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons written by William T. Alderson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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