The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way
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"The American Museum of Natural History is one of New York City's most beloved institutions, and one of the largest, most celebrated museums in the world. Since 1869, generations of New Yorkers and tourists of all ages have been educated and entertained here. Located across from Central Park, the sprawling structure, spanning four city blocks, is a fascinating conglomeration of many buildings of diverse architectural styles built over a period of 150 years. The first book to tell the history of the museum from the point of view of these buildings, including the planned Gilder Center, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way contextualizes them within New York and American history and the history of science." -- Publisher's description.
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Davey, C., Lesser, T. A., & Roosevelt, K. (2019). The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way. First edition. Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Davey, Colin, 1959-, Thomas A., Lesser and Kermit Roosevelt. 2019. The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way. Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Davey, Colin, 1959-, Thomas A., Lesser and Kermit Roosevelt, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way. Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Davey, Colin, et al. The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way. First edition. Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / Kermit Roosevelt III -- How this book came to be written / Colin Davey -- Preface / Thomas A. Lesser -- Introduction -- Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way. 1. Manhattan Square ; 2. The master plan and the Bickmore Wing ; 3. The Jesup years (1881-1908) and the Seventy-seventh Street façade ; 4. Robert Peary, the journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York meteorites ; 5. The Osborn years (1908-1933) ; 6. The Akeley African Hall : from the elephant in the room to the seven-hundred-pound gorilla ; 7. The evolution of the dinosaur exhibits ; 8. The years 1936 to 1999 -- Part II: The heavens in the attic. 9. From the beginning of time to October 2, 1935 ; 10. Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes report ; 11. The golden age of spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium ; 12. A visit to the original Hayden Planetarium ; 13. The Rose Center for Earth and Space -- Epilogue: The Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. | |
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