Still life : adventures in taxidermy /

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 lif...

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Main Author: Milgrom, Melissa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
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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.
Physical Description:285 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-281).
ISBN:9780618405473
061840547X