House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth

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Label

House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth

Title remainder

dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth

Statement of responsibility

Richard Conniff

Creator

• Conniff, Richard, 1951-

Author

• Conniff, Richard, 1951-

Subject

• Natural history -- Connecticut | New Haven -- History
• Natural history museums -- Connecticut | New Haven -- History
• Peabody Museum of Natural History -- History

Language

eng

Summary

This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum's storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum's history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O.C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his "Bone Wars" rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody's history and special objects from the museum's 13-million-item collections.0For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights

Cataloging source

ERASA

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QH70.U62

LC item number

N44 2016

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography