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The Buffalo Nickel Hardcover - 2002
by Morrison, Taylor
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
Taylor Morrison reveals the history and making of the buffalo nickel through the story of its creator, American sculptor James Fraser. As a boy growing up in the Dakota Territory, Fraser witnessed the virtual extinction of the buffalo and the effect their loss had on the Plains Indians. As an adult, he honored both in his sculptures and his design for the buffalo nickel. Morrison’s striking illustrations capture the broad sweep of the landscape and demonstrate the intricate process by which coins are designed and minted.
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- Title The Buffalo Nickel
- Author Morrison, Taylor
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Date March 25, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0618108556.G
- ISBN 9780618108558 / 0618108556
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 8.51 x 11.23 x 0.33 in (21.62 x 28.52 x 0.84 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 970
- Library of Congress subjects Money, Sculptors
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001039537
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Taylor Morrison reveals the history and making of the buffalo nickel through the story of its creator, American sculptor James Fraser. As a boy growing up in the Dakota Territory, Fraser witnessed the virtual extinction of the buffalo and the effect their loss had on the Plains Indians. As an adult, he honored both in his sculptures and his design for the buffalo nickel. Morrison’s striking illustrations capture the broad sweep of the landscape and demonstrate the intricate process by which coins are designed and minted.
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In 1880, Thomas and Cora Fraser moved their family from Minnesota to the town of Mitchell in the Dakota Territory.