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Why would someone want to create or own the stuffed body of a dead animal? That’s the question Dave Madden explores in The Authentic Animal .
Summary edit
Madden starts his journey with the life story of Carl Akeley, the father of modern taxidermy. Akeley started small by stuffing a canary, but by the end of his life he had created the astonishing Akeley African Wing at The Museum of Natural History. What Akeley strove for and what fascinates... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
To skin an animal, you start with a single cut somewhere around the throat and draw the knife downward in a thin, straight line to the nethers.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Chapters 1 through 7
Notes on Source Material
Acknowledgments
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Dave Madden (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-312-64371-3
Page Count: 274
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-312-64371-3
Page Count: 274
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- Dewey: 508
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