Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha

Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha
Author: Harvey Rachlin
Publisher: Garrett County Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2013-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1939430097


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Once again historian Harvey Rachlin uncovers odd and stirring stories behind some of the most fascinating objects in the world. "Jumbo's Hide," Publisher's Weekly writes, "is entertaining and enlightening … a pageant of human aspiration, achievement, obsession, and belief." Artifacts explored include: The truce flag that ended World War I, The Maltese Falcon, John Adam's pigtail and Jesse James' Stickpin and Galileo's middle finger.


Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Harvey Rachlin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-30 - Publisher: Garrett County Press

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Once again historian Harvey Rachlin uncovers odd and stirring stories behind some of the most fascinating objects in the world. "Jumbo's Hide," Publisher's Week
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Pages: 169
Authors: Susan Nance
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-08 - Publisher: Springer

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The concept of 'modernity' is central to many disciplines, but what is modernity to animals? Susan Nance answers this question through a radical reinterpretatio
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Pages: 203
Authors: Kaye Blegvad
Categories: Art
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Language: en
Pages: 166
Authors: Vicki Caruana
Categories: Education
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Vicki shares with her fellow teachers the refreshment found in God's comforting embrace, helping them rejuvenate themselves as well as minister to others.