Description:A son writes of his father, the eminent Oriental scholar, historian, archeologist, explorer, in warm-hearted terms, revealing the stature of the man & his work. From a boyhood on the Illinois prairies, where he started with no advantages of background, lineage, opportunity, thru a record of disappointments, struggles, setbacks, until he became an authority in his field. He tells of the acquisition of equipment for his chosen field, of study for the ministry, of the first reaching towards Egyptology, of long years of travel, teaching & lecturing, of his writings & the realization of his dream. The portrait of an American scientist, with enough of the man & his personal relations to add an unaffected distinction. Important in a somewhat limited field, but more interesting reading than one might expect.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Pioneer to the Past: The Story of James Henry Breasted, Archaeologist. To get started finding Pioneer to the Past: The Story of James Henry Breasted, Archaeologist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Pioneer to the Past: The Story of James Henry Breasted, Archaeologist
Description: A son writes of his father, the eminent Oriental scholar, historian, archeologist, explorer, in warm-hearted terms, revealing the stature of the man & his work. From a boyhood on the Illinois prairies, where he started with no advantages of background, lineage, opportunity, thru a record of disappointments, struggles, setbacks, until he became an authority in his field. He tells of the acquisition of equipment for his chosen field, of study for the ministry, of the first reaching towards Egyptology, of long years of travel, teaching & lecturing, of his writings & the realization of his dream. The portrait of an American scientist, with enough of the man & his personal relations to add an unaffected distinction. Important in a somewhat limited field, but more interesting reading than one might expect.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Pioneer to the Past: The Story of James Henry Breasted, Archaeologist. To get started finding Pioneer to the Past: The Story of James Henry Breasted, Archaeologist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.