text Assembling the dinosaur : fossil hunters, tycoons, and the making of a spectacle
- Summary
- A lively account of how dinosaurs became a symbol of American power and prosperity and gripped the popular imagination during the Gilded Age, when their fossil remains were collected and displayed in museums financed by North America's wealthiest ... Read more
- Contents
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Prospecting for dinosaurs -- Tea with the brontosaurus -- Andrew Carnegie's diplodocus -- Accounting for dinosaurs -- Exhibiting extinction -- Bringing dinosaurs back to life -- Conclusion: Feathered dragons.
- Format
- text
- Description
- 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press 2019
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 560.75 RIE in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 560.75 RIE in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |