{"product_id":"bone-wars-the-excavation-and-celebrity-of-andrew-carnegies-dinosaur-twentieth-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Bone Wars: The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur, Twentieth Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Rea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a New Foreword by Matthew C. Lamanna and a New Afterword by Tom Rea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than one hundred years ago, \u003ci\u003eDiplodocus carnegii\u003c\/i\u003e--named after industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie--was the most famous dinosaur on the planet. The most complete fossil skeleton unearthed to date, and one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, Diplodocus was displayed in a dozen museums around the world and viewed by millions of people. \u003ci\u003eBone Wars\u003c\/i\u003e explains how a fossil unearthed in the badlands of Wyoming in 1899 helped give birth to the public's fascination with prehistoric beasts. Rea also traces the evolution of scientific thought regarding dinosaurs and reveals the double-crosses and behind-the-scenes deals that marked the early years of bone hunting. With the help of letters found in scattered archives, Tom Rea recreates a remarkable story of hubris, hope, and turn-of-the-century science. He focuses on the roles of five men: Wyoming fossil hunter Bill Reed; paleontologists Jacob Wortman--in charge of the expedition that discovered Carnegie's dinosaur--and John Bell Hatcher; William Holland, imperious director of the recently founded Carnegie Museum; and Carnegie himself, smitten with the colossal animals after reading a story in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal and Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e. What emerges is the picture of an era reminiscent of today: technology advancing by leaps and bounds; the press happy to sensationalize anything that turned up; huge amounts of capital ending up in the hands of a small number of people; and some devoted individuals placing honest research above personal gain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Rea\u003c\/b\u003e, who grew up in Pittsburgh admiring the dinosaurs at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, lives in Casper, Wyoming, with his family. Now a freelance writer and editor, for a dozen years he covered politics, education, and science for the \u003ci\u003eCasper Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Wyoming's largest newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610783146028,"sku":"9780822966708","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/bone-wars-the-excavation-and-celebrity-of-andrew-carnegies-dinosaur-twentieth-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}