Building an ark for Texas : the evolution of a natural history museum /
Davis, Walt, 1942-
Building an ark for Texas : the evolution of a natural history museum / Walt Davis. - First edition. - 1 online resource. - W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; number fifty-four . - W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 54. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
English.
1623494435 9781623494438 (electronic bk.)
2016010474
Perot Museum of Nature and Science--History.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science--Biography.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
Natural history--Study and teaching--Texas.
Science museums--Texas--Dallas.
Sciences naturelles--Étude et enseignement--Texas.
Sciences--Musées--Texas--Dallas.
Natural history--Study and teaching.
Science museums.
Texas.
Texas--Dallas.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Q105.U62
507.4764/2812
Building an ark for Texas : the evolution of a natural history museum / Walt Davis. - First edition. - 1 online resource. - W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; number fifty-four . - W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 54. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
English.
1623494435 9781623494438 (electronic bk.)
2016010474
Perot Museum of Nature and Science--History.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science--Biography.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
Natural history--Study and teaching--Texas.
Science museums--Texas--Dallas.
Sciences naturelles--Étude et enseignement--Texas.
Sciences--Musées--Texas--Dallas.
Natural history--Study and teaching.
Science museums.
Texas.
Texas--Dallas.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Q105.U62
507.4764/2812