Mummies in Nineteenth Century America: Ancient Egyptians as Artifacts

by Bob Brier (Foreword), S.J.Wolfe (Author), RobertSingerman (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $23.95

  Examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre - 1900 America - how they got here, what happened to them afterwards, and how they were perceived by the public and archaeologists. This book reveals the progression of American interest in mummies as curiosities, commodities, and cultural lessons.