The Skull Collectors: Race, Science, and America's Unburied Dead
Author(s)
Fabian, Ann
Fabian, Ann
When Philadelphian Samuel George Morton Died In 1851, No One Cut Off His Head, Boiled Away Its Flesh And Added His Grinning Skull To A Collection Of Crania. It Would Have Been Strange, But Perhaps Fitting, Had Mortona's Skull Wound Up In A Collector's Cabinet, For Morton Himself Had Collected Hundreds Over The Course Of A Long Career. The Promise Of A Fine Skull -- A Native Among The Headhunters -- Crania Americana -- News From The Feegees -- The Unburied Dead. Ann Fabian. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-260) And Index.
Keywords
Morton, Samuel George, Morton, Samuel George , 1799-1851, Skull, Anthropometry--history, Continental Population Groups, History, 19th Century, Skull--anatomy & histology, Craniology--history, Craniology--Social aspects, Craniology--Social aspects--United States--19th century, Anthropometry--History, Anthropometry--United States--History--19th century, Skull--Catalogs and collections--History, Skull--Catalogs and collections--United States--History--19th century, Craniology--history--United States, History, 19th Century--United States, GN90 .F33 2010, 2014 H-767, GN 90, 599.9/48
Morton, Samuel George, Morton, Samuel George , 1799-1851, Skull, Anthropometry--history, Continental Population Groups, History, 19th Century, Skull--anatomy & histology, Craniology--history, Craniology--Social aspects, Craniology--Social aspects--United States--19th century, Anthropometry--History, Anthropometry--United States--History--19th century, Skull--Catalogs and collections--History, Skull--Catalogs and collections--United States--History--19th century, Craniology--history--United States, History, 19th Century--United States, GN90 .F33 2010, 2014 H-767, GN 90, 599.9/48
| Name in long format: | The Skull Collectors: Race, Science, and America's Unburied Dead |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226233480 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780226233482 |
| Book pages: | 288 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1.15522225288 Pounds, Width: 0.8 Inches |
