About the Author

Charles Colbert teaches art history at Boston College.

Reviews

�An� imaginative historical recuperation of a previously undervalued aspect of nineteenth-century American culture."Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography"

�B�roadly informs our understanding of nineteenth-century American culture."American Quarterly"

Colbert makes a compelling case for the importance of phrenology in the development of American art, art criticism, and literature."American Historical Review"

It represents a skillful blend of various histories: artistic, social, and scientific."Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"

"Colbert makes a compelling case for the importance of phrenology in the development of American art, art criticism, and literature."American Historical Review""

"It represents a skillful blend of various histories: artistic, social, and scientific."Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences""

[An] imaginative historical recuperation of a previously undervalued aspect of nineteenth-century American culture."Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography"

[B]roadly informs our understanding of nineteenth-century American culture."American Quarterly"

A much-needed guide to exploring and understanding phrenology in American culture. "Journal of American History"

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