The second jurassic dinosaur rush
Subtitle: museums and paleontology in America at the turn of the twentieth century
By: Paul D. Brinkman.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226074726
Subjects: Paleontology -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Dinosaurs -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Natural history museums -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Scientists wage bitter warfare; title: Osborn's sorry valentine; title: Wortman assumes charge; title: Most colossal animal on Earth; title: An overconfident start; title: The monster of all ages; title: A monkey and a parrot of a time; title: Fossil wonders of the west; title: Watch the dinosaur shrink!; title: Hatcher heads west; title: Last days in the Jurassic; title: Putting dinosaurs in their places; title: Conclusion: what's the rush?; title: Epilogue.