{"product_id":"authentic-animal-9781250014726","title":"Authentic Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003e An] engagingly offbeat study . . . let's us in on the bizarre and sometimes repellent world of taxidermy. --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy would someone want to create or own the mounted skin of a dead animal? That's the question Dave Madden explores in \u003ci\u003eThe Authentic Animal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMadden starts his journey with the life story of Carl Akeley, the father of modern taxidermy. Akeley started small by stuffing a canary, but by the end of his life he had created the astonishing Akeley Hall of African Mammals at The American Museum of Natural History. What Akeley strove for and what fascinates Madden is the attempt by the taxidermist to replicate the authentic animal, looking as though it's still alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo get a first-hand glimpse at this world, Madden travels to the World Taxidermy Championships, the garage workplaces of people who mount freeze-dried pets for bereaved owners, and the classrooms of a taxidermy academy where students stretch deer pelts over foam bases. On his travels, he looks at the many forms taxidermy takes--hunting trophies, museum dioramas, roadside novelties, pet memorials--and considers what taxidermy has to tell us about human-animal relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Authentic Animal \u003c\/i\u003eis an entertaining and thought-provoking blend of history, biology, and philosophy that will make readers think twice the next time they scoff at a moose head hung lovingly on a wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250014726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.10w x 0.74d","brand":"Dave Madden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39520966017205,"sku":"9781250014726","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b8baf2b7-313b-4c8f-b4c1-7c66253c1c5e.jpg?v=1616502746","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/authentic-animal-9781250014726","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}