| Electra to the Rescue: Saving a Steamboat and the Story of Shelburne Museum Contributor(s): Biebuyck, Valerie (Author), Davis, Elliot Bostwick (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1567923089 ISBN-13: 9781567923087 Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Folk & Outsider Art - Art | American - General - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General |
| Dewey: 974.317 |
| LCCN: 2005037898 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.1" W x 9.5" (1.75 lbs) 47 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Vermont |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An illustrated biography for children of Electra Havemeyer Webb, founder of Vermont's Shelburne Museum. This read-aloud picture book brings young readers (and listeners) the captivating story of Electra Havemeyer Webb and her adventures in "America's attic." Illustrated throughout with archival images and full-color photographs of items from the Shelburne Museum, the book is a splendid introduction not only to this dynamic, unconventional woman but also to the rich, colorful world of Americana. Electra collected rag dolls, cast-iron banks, embroidery samplers, miniature circuses--even a working paddle-wheeler. Here is a book that perfectly embodies Electra's lifelong mission: to teach the American tradition of craftsmanship and the often sublime beauty of simple, everyday objects. |