The millionaire and the mummies : Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
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First edition.
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9781250026699, 1250026695
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xi, 363 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
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English
ISBN
9781250026699, 1250026695

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-345) and index.
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At the start of the twentieth century, Theodore Davis was the most famous archaeologist in the world; his career turned tomb-robbing and treasure-hunting into a science. Using six of Davis's most important discoveries-- from the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut's sarcophagus to the exquisite shabti statuettes looted from the Egyptian Museum not too long ago-- Adams chronicles the dizzying rise of a poor country preacher's son who, through corruption and fraud, amassed tremendous wealth in Gilded Age New York and then atoned for his ruthless career by inventing new standards for systematic excavation.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Adams, J. M. (2013). The millionaire and the mummies: Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Adams, John M., 1950-. 2013. The Millionaire and the Mummies: Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Adams, John M., 1950-. The Millionaire and the Mummies: Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings New York: St. Martin's Press, 2013.

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Adams, J. M. (2013). The millionaire and the mummies: theodore davis's gilded age in the valley of the kings. First edn. New York: St. Martin's Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Adams, John M. The Millionaire and the Mummies: Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2013.

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