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American dinosaur abroad : a cultural history of Carnegie's plaster diplodocus / Ilja Nieuwland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nieuwland, Ilja, 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Natural history collections.
- Carnegie, Andrew.
- Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
- Fossils--Collection and preservation--Political aspects.
- Fossils.
- Diplodocus.
- Natural history--Catalogs and collections--Political aspects.
- Natural history.
- Dinosaurs in popular culture.
- Natural history--Catalogs and collections.
- Fossils--Collection and preservation.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- 1 Dinomania: Giant Sloths, Sea Snakes, and Concrete Contraptions p. 21
- 2 His Majesty Notices a Drawing: The Tradition of Copying Dinosaurs p. 49
- 3 Getting Diplodocus Ready for the Stage: From Pittsburgh to London p. 67
- 4 "The Years of Wandering": Germany p. 89
- 5 Visite au Diplodocus: Paris p. 133
- 6 "Properly Messy": Crouching Dinosaurs, National Competition, and Science Reform p. 159
- 7 Diaspora: From Rio to Madrid p. 209.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822945574
- 0822945576
- OCLC:
- 1046614059
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