Bone Wars: The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur

Bone Wars: The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur
ISBN-10
0822958465
ISBN-13
9780822958468
Category
History
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2004-04-01
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Pre
Author
Tom Rea

Description

After its unearthing from the Wyoming badlands in 1899, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie set out to display his prized dinosaur, the most complete fossil skeleton ever unearthed, that soon set off a public storm of interest for these incredible creatures around the world.

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