The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs. In 'The Dinosaur Hunters' Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim.
- | Author: Deborah Cadbury
- | Publisher: Fourth Estate
- | Publication Date: Jul 02, 2001
- | Number of Pages: 386 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1857029631
- | ISBN-13: 9781857029635
