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Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards

Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards

Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology

by Jim Ottaviani
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 11/10/2005

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  • The Wild West provided the setting for some famous battles, but the gunfightat O.K. Corral doesn't hold a candle to the Bone Wars. Following the Civil War, the (Re-)United States turned its attention to the unexplored territoriesbetween the Mississippi and the Pacific. The railroads led the way, and to buildthem we blasted through mountains and leveled valleys and exposed rock thathadn't seen the light of day for millions of years.
  • This is the story of Edwin Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, twoscientists who found and fought for those bones, and the artist Charles R.Knight who almost single-handedly brought dinosaurs back to life for anawestruck public. Guest starring Chief Red Cloud and hundreds of his IndianBraves, the gun-totin' and gamblin' Professor John Bell Hatcher, colossal andstupefying Dinosauria of the New World, and featuring special appearances by TheCardiff Giant, P.T. Barnum, Buffalo Bill Cody, Ulysses S. Grant, AlexanderGraham Bell, and a plentiful supporting cast of Rogues and Gallants from theEastern Scientific Establishment and The Old West, the colorful supporting castmakes for a rich blend of history, adventure, science, andart.

ISBN:
9780966010664
9780966010664
Category:
Graphic Novels
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
11-10-2005
Language:
English
Publisher:
GT Labs
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x177.8x25.4mm
Weight:
0.32kg
Jim Ottaviani

Jim Ottaviani began writing graphic novels about scientists. They include The Imitation Game, Primates, Feynman, and Hawking. His books are New York Times bestsellers, have been translated into over a dozen languages, and have received praise from publications ranging from Nature and Physics World to Entertainment Weekly and Variety.

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