In the shadow of Quetzalcoatl : Zelia Nuttall and the search for Mexico's ancient civilizations / Merilee Grindle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grindle, Merilee, 1945- author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--Antiquities.

Mexico.

United States.

Nuttall, Zelia, 1858-1933.

Nuttall, Zelia.

Archaeologists--Biography.

Archaeologists.

Women archaeologists--Biography.

Women archaeologists.

Archaeology--United States--History.

Archaeology.

Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.

Indians of Mexico.

Aztec calendar.

Antiquities.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Biography.

Biographies

History

Physical Description:

xiv, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"The gripping story of the trailblazing Zelia Nuttall, whose decoding of Aztec cosmology, rigorous fieldwork, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of Mexico's pre-Columbian past"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A New City and an Old World

A Marriage Gone Wrong

Mentor and Disciple

New World Treasure and Glyphs on a Stone

Chicago Holds a Fair

A Museum in the Making

The University Takes Charge

At Home in Mexico

The Inspector's Challenge

Of Sailors and Revolution

Empire and Pleasure Gardens

Tea with Lawrence

A New Era Begins

Legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Grindle, Merilee Serrill. In the shadow of Quetzalcoatl.

ISBN:

9780674278332

067427833X

OCLC:

1371400317

Publisher Number:

99995104922