Alfred Maudslay and the Maya: A Biography

by Ian Graham and Ian Graham

Book Overview

In this fascinating biography, the first ever published about Alfred Maudslay (1850-1931), Ian Graham describes this extraordinary Englishman and his pioneering investigations of the ancient Maya ruins.

Maudslay, the grandson of a famous English inventor and engineer, spent his formative adult years in the South Seas as a junior official in Great Britain's Colonial Office. Despite his exotic experiences, he did not find his true vocation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806167467
• ISBN13: 9780806167466
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"