The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.
In 'The Dinosaur Hunters' Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim.
| ISBN: | 9781857029635 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2010 |
| Author: | Deborah Cadbury |
| Publisher: | 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 374 pages |
| Genres: |
Popular Science Evolution Zoology: amphibians and reptiles (herpetology) Historical geology and palaeogeology Biography: science, technology and medicine True stories of discovery Palaeontology Dinosaurs and the prehistoric world: general interest |