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The mystery of the mammoth bones : and how it was solved

Title
The mystery of the mammoth bones : and how it was solved / James Cross Giblin.
Author
Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016.
Publication
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1999.

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Description
97 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
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."
Alternative Title
Mammoth bones
Subject
  • Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
  • Paleontologists > United States > Biography
  • Mastodons
  • Paleontologists
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91) and index.
Call Number
J 569.67 G
ISBN
006027493X
LCCN
98006701
OCLC
38879155
Author
Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016.
Title
The mystery of the mammoth bones : and how it was solved / James Cross Giblin.
Imprint
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1999.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91) and index.
Research Call Number
J 569.67 G
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