Useful objects : museums, science, and literature in nineteenth-century America / Reed Gochberg.

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"Useful Objects: Museums, Science, and Literature in Nineteenth-Century America explores the debates that surrounded the development of American museums during the nineteenth century. Throughout this period, museums included a wide range of objects, from botanical and zoological specimens to antiqua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gochberg, Reed (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Museums > United States > History > 19th century. Museums > Social aspects > United States. Museums > Collection management > United States. Museums in literature. Musées > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Musées > Aspect social > États-Unis. Musées > Gestion des collections > États-Unis. Musées dans la littérature. Museums. Museums > Collection management. Museums > Social aspects. United States. 1800-1899 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	266 pages : illustrations (black and white). ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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