TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Walt
TI  - Building an ark for Texas: the evolution of a natural history museum 
T2  - W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series
SN  - 1623494435
AV  - Q105.U62 
U1  - 507.4764/2812 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - College Station
PB  - Texas A & M University Press
KW  - Perot Museum of Nature and Science
KW  - History
KW  - Biography
KW  - fast
KW  - Natural history
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Texas
KW  - Science museums
KW  - Dallas
KW  - Sciences naturelles
KW  - Étude et enseignement
KW  - Sciences
KW  - Musées
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Biographies
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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