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The Skull Collectors: Race, Science, and America's Unburied Dead,Used
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When Philadelphia naturalist 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 Mortons skull wound up in a collectors cabinet, for Morton himself had collected hundreds of skulls over the course of a long career. Friends, diplomats, doctors, soldiers, and fellow naturalists sent him skulls they gathered from battlefields and burial grounds across America and around the world.With The Skull Collectors, eminent historian Ann Fabian resurrects that popular and scientific movement, telling the strangeand at times gruesomestory of Morton, his contemporaries, and their search for a scientific foundation for racial difference. From cranial measurements and museum shelves to heads on stakes, bloody battlefields, and the rascally pleasure of grave robbing, Fabian paints a lively picture of scientific inquiry in service of an agenda of racial superiority, and of a society coming to grips with both the deadly implications of manifest destiny and the mass slaughter of the Civil War. Even as she vividly recreates the past, Fabian also deftly traces the continuing implications of this history, from lingering traces of scientific racism to debates over the return of the remains of Native Americans that are held by museums to this day.Full of anecdotes, oddities, and insights, The Skull Collectors takes readers on a darkly fascinating trip down a littlevisited but surprisingly important byway of American history.
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- Q: What is the main topic of 'The Skull Collectors'? A: 'The Skull Collectors' explores the history of racial science in America, focusing on naturalist Samuel George Morton's collection of skulls and the scientific inquiry surrounding racial differences.
- Q: Who is the author of 'The Skull Collectors'? A: The book is authored by Ann Fabian, an eminent historian.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'The Skull Collectors'? A: 'The Skull Collectors' was published on October 15, 2010.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Skull Collectors' have? A: The book contains 288 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of 'The Skull Collectors'? A: 'The Skull Collectors' is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: What condition is the book 'The Skull Collectors' in? A: The item condition of 'The Skull Collectors' is classified as good.
- Q: Is 'The Skull Collectors' a first edition? A: Yes, this copy of 'The Skull Collectors' is a first edition.
- Q: What themes are addressed in 'The Skull Collectors'? A: The book addresses themes of scientific racism, the implications of manifest destiny, and the historical context of the Civil War.
- Q: What are some key topics discussed in the book? A: Key topics include cranial measurements, grave robbing, and the societal impacts of collecting human remains.
- Q: Who should read 'The Skull Collectors'? A: 'The Skull Collectors' is recommended for readers interested in American history, anthropology, and the intersections of race and science.