Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha
More Marvelous Tales of Historical Artifacts
1st Edition
Published on 30. August 2013
372 pages
978-1-939430-09-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
5,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-939430-09-0 (9781939430090)
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Harvey Rachlin
Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha
More Marvelous Tales of Historical Artifacts
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05/2000
Henry Holt & Company Inc
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Harvey Rachlin is the award-winning author of thirteen books. He has written for The New York Times and numerous other publications.
Content
- JUMBO'S HIDE ELVIS'S RIDE AND THE TOOTH OF BUDDHA
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Tooth of the Buddha
- The Gold Larnax of King Philip II
- The Magna Carta
- The Stone of Scone
- The Essex Ring
- Galileo's Middle Finger
- George Washington's Schoolboy Copybooks
- John Harrison's Fourth Marine Timekeeper
- The Virginia Declaration of Rights
- The Rising Sun Chair
- The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
- The Lewis and Clark Journals
- Beethoven's Ear Trumpets
- Harrison's Peace Pipes
- John Adams's Pigtail
- The Doubleday Ball
- Vendovi's Head
- The Battle Sword of Colonel Najera
- Charles Dickens's Prompt-Copy of A Christmas Carol
- The First American Flag Raised in Japan
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Slices of Tom Thumb's Wedding Cake
- Thomas Edison's Original Tinfoil Phonograph
- Jesse James's Stickpin
- Ulysses S. Grant's Smoking Stand
- Jumbo the Elephant
- Freud's Couch
- The Hoof of Fire Horse Number Twelve
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- Mark Twain's Orchestrelle
- The Zimmermann Telegram
- The Fourteen Points
- The Truce Flag That Ended World War I
- Wyatt Earp's Drawing of the O.K. Corral Gunfight
- The Maltese Falcon
- Monty's Battle Caravans
- The World War II Japanese Surrender Table
- Eniac
- Marilyn Monroe's Billowing Dress from The Seven Year Itch
- Elvis Presley's Purple Cadillac
- Able the Space Monkey
- Odyssey
- The Gun That Killed John Lennon
- Acknowledgments
- Sources and Bibliography
- Search Words
- Illustration Credits
