Van Tilburg, Jo Anne <br/><br/>
Among stone giants  : the life of Katherine Routledge and her remarkable expedition to Easter Island 
/ Jo Anne Van Tilburg ; foreword by Andrew Tatham 
 - New York  : Scribner  , c2003 
 - 351 p.  : illus.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/> Katherine Routledge is a central figure in the history of Easter Island, one of the world's most remote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against their strict Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of Oxford University and the first woman archaeologist to work in Polynesia.  At the age of forty, Katherine married a charismatic Australian adventurer, William Scoresby Routledge, and they built a ninety-foot, state-of-the-art yacht, christening her Mana, the Polynesian word for "spiritual power."  From 1913 to 1915, Katherine and Scoresby led the Mana Expedition to Easter Island, where Katherine conducted the first-ever excavations of the island's world-famous stone statues.  Dr. Van Tilburg brings her unique expertise to Katherine Routledge's discoveries and to her turbulent life. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>074324480X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002042751 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Routledge, Katherine , 1866 - 1935 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women archaeologists----Easter Island----Biography<br/>Antiquities, Prehistoric----Easter Island<br/>Sculpture, Prehistoric----Easter Island
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Easter Island----Antiquities
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN875.E17  / R689 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>92 ROU