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Author Stein, Barbara R., 1955-

Title On her own terms : Annie Montague Alexander and the rise of science in the American West / Barbara R. Stein.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2001]
©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 380 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-358) and index.
Contents Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. SAMUEL ALEXANDER AND HENRY BALDWIN -- 2. LIFE IN OAKLAND -- 3. A PASSION FOR PALEONTOLOGY -- 4. AFRICA, 1904 -- 5. MEETING C. HART MERRIAM -- 6. ALASKA, 1906 -- 7. MEETING JOSEPH GRINNELL -- 8. FOUNDING A MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY -- 9. AN UNUSUAL COLLABORATION -- 10. LOUISE AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND -- 11. SUPPORT FOR PALEONTOLOGY -- 12. HEARST, SATHER, FLOOD -- 13. INNISFAIL RANCH -- 14. VANCOUVER ISLAND AND THE TRINITY ALPS -- 15. THE TEAM OF ALEXANDER AND KELLOGG -- 16. FROM 8220;A FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY8221; -- 17. FOUNDING A MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY -- 18. A RESTLESS DECADE -- 19. EUROPE, 1923 -- 20. THE TEMPLE TOUR -- 21. THE 8220;AMOEBA TREATMENT8221; -- 22. FLELDWORKTHE LATER YEARS -- 23. SALINE VALLEY -- 24. THE END OF AN ERA -- 25. HAWAII8220;MY ONLY REAL HOME8221; -- 26. THE SWITCH TO BOTANY -- 27. BAJA CALIFORNIATRES MUJERES SIN MIEDO -- 28. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE -- 29. AN ENDURING LEGACY -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary This account of Annie Montague Alexander, tells of how an intelligent and strong-minded woman coped with the problems of identity and work in the post-Victorian era.
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Subject Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950.
Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950.
Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950.
Zoologists -- United States -- Biography.
Zoologists.
United States.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Stein, Barbara R., 1955- On her own terms. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001 (DLC) 2001027083
ISBN 9780520926387 (electronic book)
0520926382 (electronic book)
0520227263
9780520227262
1282356259
9781282356252