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On the plains, and among the peaks: or, how Mrs. Maxwell made her natural history collection

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Dartt, Mary, author

McCown, Julie, editor

University Press of Colorado, publisher

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American naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado's wildlife but is virtually unknown. Written in 1879 by Maxwell's half-sister Mary Dartt, provides a case of how women practiced natural history and taxidermy, as exploration and settlement of Colorado.--Provided by publisher.

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Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.

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Maxwell, Martha, 1831-1881

Taxidermists -- Colorado -- Biography

Taxidermy -- Colorado -- 19th century

Natural history -- Catalogs and collections -- Colorado

Women naturalists -- Colorado -- Biography

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