American Egyptologist
Subtitle: the life of James Henry Breasted and the creation of his Oriental Institute
By: Jeffrey Abt
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9780226001104
Subjects: University of Chicago. Oriental Institute; Archaeology; University of Chicago; History
Description: James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. In this work, Abt weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Equipment for a great work; title: What the monuments say; title: Two years, three books, seven volumes; title: Expeditions to Nubia; title: Spreading wings; title: The Near East as a whole; title: An institute, a calling; title: Permanence; title: A historical laboratory.