Lost in the Museum: Buried Treasures and the Stories They Tell

by Nancy Moses

Book Overview

Few beyond the insider realize that museums own millions of objects the public never sees. In Lost in the Museum, Nancy Moses takes the reader behind the Oemployees onlyO doors to uncover the stories buried--along with the objects--in the crypts of museums, historical societies, and archives. Moses discovers the actual birds shot, stuffed, and painted by John James Audubon, AmericaOs most beloved bird artist; a spear that abolitionist John Brown carried...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759110700
• ISBN13: 9780759110700
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"