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100 1  Davis, Walt,|d1942-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
       no2009089498|eauthor. 
245 10 Building an ark for Texas :|bthe evolution of a natural 
       history museum /|cWalt Davis. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 College Station :|bTexas A & M University Press,|c[2016] 
300    1 online resource. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
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490 1  W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ;|vnumber fifty-four
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  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. 
520    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. 
546    English. 
588 0  Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. 
590    eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic 
       Collection - North America 
610 20 Perot Museum of Nature and Science|0https://id.loc.gov/
       authorities/names/no2016027072|xHistory.|0https://
       id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 
610 20 Perot Museum of Nature and Science|0https://id.loc.gov/
       authorities/names/no2016027072|vBiography.|0https://
       id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237 
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651  7 Texas.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1210336 
651  7 Texas|zDallas.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204635
655  0 Electronic books. 
655  4 Electronic books. 
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776 08 |iPrint version:|aDavis, Walt, 1942-|tBuilding an ark for 
       Texas.|bFirst edition.|dCollege Station : Texas A & M 
       University Press, [2016]|z9781623494421|w(DLC)  2016009098
830  0 W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ;|0https://
       id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83707792|vno. 54. 
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       db=nlebk&AN=2222177|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. Access 
       restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, 
       and staff. 
856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version 
       of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 
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