The Resource Who was Robert Ripley?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley
Who was Robert Ripley?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley
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The item Who was Robert Ripley?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Salisbury Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not! After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated global success. Ripley spent his life traveling to more than 200 countries in search of strange objects and interesting facts. His penchant for the peculiar launched an entertainment empire, and his collection of artifacts can be seen worldwide at his famous Odditoriums. Believe It Or Not!"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Who was Robert Ripley?
- Title
- Who was Robert Ripley?
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley
- Subject
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- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Juvenile literatature
- Ripley, Robert L., (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 -- Juvenile literature
- Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not! After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated global success. Ripley spent his life traveling to more than 200 countries in search of strange objects and interesting facts. His penchant for the peculiar launched an entertainment empire, and his collection of artifacts can be seen worldwide at his famous Odditoriums. Believe It Or Not!"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Anderson, Kirsten
- Dewey number
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- 031.092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN4874.R53
- LC item number
- T57 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Foley, Timothy
- Series statement
- Who was . . . ?
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ripley, Robert L.
- Journalists
- Publishers and publishing
- Curiosities and wonders
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Who was Robert Ripley?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 104)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1592571
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 104 pages
- Isbn
- 9780448482989
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2014045699
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1592571
- (OCoLC)881888020
- Label
- Who was Robert Ripley?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 104)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1592571
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 104 pages
- Isbn
- 9780448482989
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2014045699
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1592571
- (OCoLC)881888020
Subject
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Juvenile literatature
- Ripley, Robert L., (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 -- Juvenile literature
- Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature
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