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Author:
Grindle, Merilee Serrill, author.
Title:
In the shadow of Quetzalcoatl : Zelia Nuttall and the search for Mexico's ancient civilizations / Merilee Grindle.
Publisher:
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Nuttall, Zelia,--1858-1933.
Archaeologists--Biography.
Women archaeologists--Biography.
Archaeology--United States--History.
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.
Aztec calendar.
Mexico--Antiquities.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Legacy. A Marriage Gone Wrong -- Mentor and Disciple -- New World Treasure and Glyphs on a Stone -- Chicago Holds a Fair -- A Museum in the Making -- The University Takes Charge -- At Home in Mexico -- The Inspector's Challenge -- Of Sailors and Revolution -- Empire and Pleasure Gardens -- Tea with Lawrence -- A New Era Begins -- Legacy.
Summary:
"The gripping story of the trailblazing Zelia Nuttall, whose decoding of Aztec cosmology, rigorous fieldwork, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of Mexico's pre-Columbian past"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
067427833X
9780674278332
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1371400317
LCCN:
2023002553
Locations:
DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

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