Collecting the Globe The Salem East India Marine Society Museum |
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| Author:
| Schwartz, George H. |
| Series title: | Public History in Historical Perspective Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62534-472-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Presents the first in-depth exploration of the East India Marine Society Museum. Offering fresh perspectives on museums in the US before the Civil War and how they helped shape an American identity, George Schwartz explores the practices of collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting a diversity of international objects and art in the early US.
Presents the first in-depth exploration of the East India Marine Society Museum. Offering fresh perspectives on museums in the US before the Civil War and how they helped shape an American identity, George Schwartz explores the practices of collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting a diversity of international objects and art in the early US.