The mystery of the mammoth bones
Subtitle: and how it was solved
By: James Cross Giblin.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
Subjects: Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 -- Juvenile literature.; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827.; Mastodon -- New York (State) -- Newburgh -- Juvenile literature.; Paleontologists -- United States -- Biography.; Mastodon.; Paleontologists.
Other titles: Mammoth bones
Description: Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "mastodon."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91) and index.