Do any of you know of a working flat boat representative of early- to mid-nineteenth century river travel? I'm particularly interested in ones in the southeast on display on land or in the water. Thanks. Jay Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:36:29 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Thank You! To: [log in to unmask] Ordered “World of a Slave” from Amazon this morning for our site library! Looks wonderful and has been needed for so long. Carol Ely Historic Locust Grove Louisville From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martha Katz-Hyman Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Thank You! I am very pleased to announce that "World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States" (ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is now available from ABC-CLIO and the usual sources. There is an ebook version available directly from the publisher. http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?id=2147491499 It is also featured in this week's antiques column of the New York Times; the link is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/arts/design/07antiques.html?ref=design My deep thanks to all of those Museum-L members who contributed to the encyclopedia or who gave me words of encouragement as my co-editor and I labored to finish it! Martha Katz-Hyman Independent Curator ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).