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The Lucy man : the scientist who found the most famous fossil ever / by C.A.P. Saucier ; foreword Donald C. Johanson.
- Title
- The Lucy man : the scientist who found the most famous fossil ever / by C.A.P. Saucier ; foreword Donald C. Johanson.
- Author
- Saucier, C.A.P., 1954-
- Publication
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
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- Description
- 128 p. : ill. (some col.), map; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Examines the life of archaeologist Donald C. Johanson; details his discovery of the first skeleton of an upright-walking human ancestor, known as Lucy; and discusses how his finding influenced scientific thought about evolution and his career.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- A young scientist in the desert -- Childhood in Connecticut -- Chemist or paleoanthropologist? -- Scientist and explorer -- The evolution of monarchs and mankind -- Risks, regrets, and rewards -- Don's legacy -- The future of human prehistory.
- ISBN
- 9781616144333 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1616144335 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2010047441
- OCLC
- 679931657
- SCSB-11111934
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library