Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric
By Deborah Cadbury.
Description
In "The Dinosaur Hunters" Deborah Cadbury 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. - from Amzon
ISBN(s)
1857029593, 9781857029598
