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The monster's bones : the discovery of T. Rex and how it shook our world / David K. Randall.
From prehistory to present day, from remote Patagonia to the unforgiving badlands of the American West to the penthouses of Manhattan, this riveting narrative follows a fearless paleontologist who, after unearthing the first T-Rex fossils, saved NY's struggling American Museum of Natural History.
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- ISBN: 9781324006534
- ISBN: 1324006536
- Physical Description: xvii, 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index. |
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| Subject: | Bailey, Barnum, 1873-1963. Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935. American Museum of Natural History > History. Paleontologists > Biography. Tyrannosaurus rex > History. Museums. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Instructional and educational works. |
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- 19 of 19 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 560.92 RANDALL 2022 (Text) | 0001002418216 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Table of Contents
The Monster's Bones : The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue The Center of the World | p. xiii | |
| Chapter 1 | A Life That Could Contain Him | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 | A World Previous to Ours | p. 13 |
| Chapter 3 | Scraping the Surface | p. 37 |
| Chapter 4 | Creatures Equally Colossal and Equally Strange | p. 46 |
| Chapter 5 | Empty Rooms | p. 61 |
| Chapter 6 | A Real Adventure | p. 72 |
| Chapter 7 | Finding a Place in the World | p. 87 |
| Chapter 8 | The Uttermost Part of the Earth | p. 95 |
| Chapter 9 | Big Things | p. 111 |
| Chapter 10 | A Very Costly Season | p. 131 |
| Chapter 11 | The Bones of the King | p. 141 |
| Chapter 12 | New Beginnings | p. 156 |
| Chapter 13 | The Hardest Work He Could Find | p. 172 |
| Chapter 14 | A New World | p. 185 |
| Chapter 15 | The Monster Unveiled | p. 199 |
| Chapter 16 | A Second Chance | p. 214 |
| Epilogue The Monster's Tracks | p. 226 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 237 | |
| Selected Bibliography and Sources | p. 239 | |
| Index | p. 251 |
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