Romancing the Maya : Mexican antiquity in the American imagination, 1820-1915

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Title:

Romancing the Maya : Mexican antiquity in the American imagination, 1820-1915

Author:

Evans, R. Tripp, 1968-

Personal Author:

Evans, R. Tripp, 1968-

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

Austin : University of Texas Press, [2004]

Physical Description:

xii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

The second discovery of America -- Incidents of transcription : American antiquity in the work of Stephens and Catherwood -- Joseph Smith and the archaeology of Revelation -- The Toltec lens of Desire Charnay -- Bordering on the magnificent : Augustus and Alice Le Plongeon in the Kingdom of Móo.

Personal Subject:

Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.

Catherwood, Frederick.

Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.

Charnay, Désiré, 1828-1915.

Le Plongeon, Augustus, 1826-1908.

Le Plongeon, Alice D. (Alice Dixon), 1851-1910.

Subject Term:

Mayas -- Antiquities.

Mayas -- Transatlantic influences.

Mayas -- Middle Eastern influences.

Mayas in popular culture.