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On the Plains, and Among the Peaks: Or, How Mrs. Maxwell Made Her Natural History Collection: By Mary Dartt

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"American naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado's wildlife but is virtually unknown. Written in 1879 by Maxwell's half-sister Mary Dartt, provides a case of how women practiced natural history and taxidermy, as exploration and settlement of Colorado"--

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On the Plains, and Among the Peaks: Or, How Mrs. Maxwell Made Her Natural History Collection: By Mary Dartt 2021, University Press of Colorado

ISBN-13: 9781646421961

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