Mister Peale's Mammoth

Description:

Enthralled by the new science of natural history, a famous American painter establishes a museum in his home and organizes a scientific expedition to find and dig up a complete mammoth skeleton.

subjects: Mammoths,  Biography,  Museum directors,  Juvenile literature,  Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.),  Peale, charles willson, 1741-1827,  Museums,  Museums, juvenile literature,  Animals,  Animals, juvenile literature

People: Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)

Places: Philadelphia (Pa.)