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James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago.

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/01/2012
      ISBN13: 9780226001104, 978-0226001104
      ISBN10: 0226001105
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      Book Synopsis
      James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago.

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