Bibliograph

Still life, adventures in taxidermy, Melissa Milgrom

Type

Label

Still life, adventures in taxidermy, Melissa Milgrom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Still life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

317917992

Responsibility statement

Melissa Milgrom

Sub title

adventures in taxidermy

Summary

Transformed from a curious onlooker to an empathetic participant, journalist Milgrom delves deeply into the world of taxidermy, encountering a world of intrepid hunter-explorers, eccentric naturalists, and gifted museum artisans, all devoted to the paradoxical pursuit of creating the illusion of life

Table Of Contents

Schwendeman's taxidermy studio -- The champions -- The man who hunted for science -- How the orangutan got its skin -- The chairbitch -- Mr. Potter's Museum of Curiosities -- In-a-gadda-da-vida -- Ken and the Irish elk -- I stuff a squirrel -- Gray squirrel, yellow dawn

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