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Author Davis, Walt, 1942- author.

Title Building an ark for Texas : the evolution of a natural history museum / Walt Davis.

Publication Info. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource.
text file
Series W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; number fifty-four
W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 54.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Misadventure underground -- War of extermination: A war of extermination -- The woodsman and the judge -- Building the ark: The man from Denver -- Centennial celebration -- Art and science merge -- Masters of illusion -- The man from Dallas -- The bird man and the hunter -- In pursuit of the Holy Grail -- The man from Virginia -- Paleontology takes center stage -- Upstairs, downstairs, good news, and bad -- Becoming the Perot: Duel on the Nile -- A pharaoh comes to town -- The man from New York -- The woman from Dallas -- Becoming the Perot -- Opening day.
Summary Recounted through the eyes of a major participant, this book tells the story of the Dallas Museum of Natural History from its beginning in 1922 as a collection of specimens celebrating the plants and animals of Texas to its metamorphosis in 2012 as the gleaming Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The life of this museum was indelibly influenced by a colorful staff of scientists, administrators, and teachers, including a German taxidermist, a South American explorer, and a Milwaukee artist, each with a compelling personal investment in this museum and its mission. From the days when meticulousl.
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Language English.
Subject Perot Museum of Nature and Science -- History.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
History.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Natural history -- Study and teaching -- Texas.
Natural history -- Study and teaching.
Texas.
Science museums -- Texas -- Dallas.
Science museums.
Texas -- Dallas.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Davis, Walt, 1942- Building an ark for Texas. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016] 9781623494421 (DLC) 2016009098
ISBN 1623494435
9781623494438 (electronic book)
9781623494421
1623494427