03004nam 2200673Ia 450 991046564750332120200520144314.00-253-00948-0(CKB)2560000000102683(EBL)1214501(SSID)ssj0000892087(PQKBManifestationID)11476433(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000892087(PQKBWorkID)10892635(PQKB)10782432(MiAaPQ)EBC1214501(OCoLC)851383612(MdBmJHUP)muse29205(Au-PeEL)EBL1214501(CaPaEBR)ebr10720499(CaONFJC)MIL498014(EXLCZ)99256000000010268320130322d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMinerals, collecting, and value across the U.S.-Mexico border[electronic resource] /Elizabeth Emma FerryBloomington Indiana University Pressc20131 online resource (252 p.)Tracking globalizationDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-00936-7 0-253-00928-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Histories, mineralogies, economies -- Shifting stones : mineralogy and mineral collecting in Mexico and the United States -- Making scientific value -- Mineral collections and their minerals : building up U.S.-Mexican transnational spaces -- Making places in space : miners and collectors in Guanajuato and Tucson -- Mineral marketplaces, arbitrage, and the production of difference.Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a rich and variegated US-Mexican space and sheds new light on this complex relationship.Tracking GlobalizationMineral industriesSocial aspectsMineralsCollection and preservationMexicoMineralsCollection and preservationUnited StatesRock collectorsMexicoCommerceUnited StatesUnited StatesCommerceMexicoElectronic books.Mineral industriesSocial aspects.MineralsCollection and preservationMineralsCollection and preservationRock collectors.382/.45549972Ferry Elizabeth Emma978753MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465647503321Minerals, collecting, and value across the U.S.-Mexico border2230944UNINA01867oam 2200289z- 450 99101556222033211-63529-157-7(CKB)3710000000975454(VLeBooks)9781635291575(Exl-AI)993710000000975454(EXLCZ)99371000000097545420190224c2016uuuu -u- -engTower of the Comic Book Freaks #7Caliber1 online resource (6 p.)The Tower of the Comic Book FreaksFourth of July, 1971. Five awkward, young men drive to New York City to attend the '71 comic convention in search of love, sex, art, comic books and a glimpse at the city's wicked underbelly. What they encounter changes their lives forever. Visit a pivotal time as comics change from a business to an art form. Meet Allan Caldwell, comic artist, blacklisted since the 1950s for his testimony to the U.S. Congressional Inquiry. Tour the greatest city in America during a period of social disintegration. THIS ISSUE: "Don't Freak Out When My Name Comes Up". At the convention, June's parents pressure her to promote products in which she is featured as a cosplay model. Despondent, she exits the convention centre. Harold finds her and they enjoy a meal together. Returning, T-Bone tries to convince Harold to pick him as a winner in the Wonder Comics art contest. Allan Caldwell treats Harold like a flunky but Caldwell's girlfriend is attracted to Harold. Harold is torn between becoming mentored by Caldwell and retaining his self-respect.Comic book fansGenerated by AICartoonistsGenerated by AIComic book fansCartoonistsKasman Ron1435085BOOK9910155622203321Tower of the Comic Book Freaks #74178458UNINA