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The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way / Colin Davey with Thomas A. Lesser ; foreword by Kermit Roosevelt III.

Davey, Colin, 1959- (author.). Lesser, Thomas A., (author.). Roosevelt, Kermit, 1971- (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and German rocket scientists.

Record details

ISBN: 082328705X
ISBN: 0823287076
ISBN: 9780823287055
ISBN: 9780823287079
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages)
Publisher: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019.
Copyright: �2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString.january.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Part I: The American Museum of Natural History and how it got that way: Manhattan Square -- The master plan and the Bickmore Wing -- The Jesup years (1881-1908) and the seventy-seventh street facade -- Robert Peary, the journey to the North Pole, and the Cape York meteorites -- The Osborn years (1908-1933) -- The Akeley African Hall: from the elephant in the room to the seven-hundred-pound gorilla -- The evolution of the dinosaur exhibits -- The years 1936 to 1999 -- Part II: The heavens in the attic: From the beginning of time to October 2, 1935 -- Robert Moses and the Norman Bel Geddes report -- The golden age of spaceflight and the Hayden Planetarium -- A visit to the original Hayden Planetarium -- The Rose Center for earth and space -- Epilogue: the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2019).