Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered <i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i>From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873–1963), spending most of it searching for fossils—and sometimes oil—in every corner of the globe. One of the most famous scientists in the world during the middle of the twentieth century, Brown—who lived fast, dressed to the nines, gambled, drank, smoked, and was known as a ladies’ man—became as legendary as the dinosaurs he uncovered. Barnum Brown brushes off the loose sediment to reveal the man behind the legend. Drawing on Brown’s field correspondence and unpublished notes, and on the writings of his daughter and his two wives, it discloses for the first time details about his life and travels—from his youth on the western frontier to his spying for the U.S. government under cover of his expeditions. This absorbing biography also takes full measure of Brown’s extensive scientific accomplishments, making it the definitive account of the life and times of a singular man and a superlative fossil hunter. |
Contents
Child of the Frontier 18731889 | 1 |
Student of Sorts 18891896 | 19 |
Apprentice Extraordinaire 18961898 | 38 |
Patagonia 18981900 | 59 |
To the Depths of Hell Creek 19001903 | 79 |
Love 19031906 | 97 |
Loss 19061910 III | 111 |
The Canadian Dinosaur Bone Rush 19101916 | 128 |
Howe Quarry and the Aerial Survey of Western Fossil Beds 19311935 | 246 |
The Mystery TrackMaker and the Glen Rose Trackway 19351942 | 264 |
Brown as a Spy Movie Consultant and Showman at the Worlds Fair 19421963 | 285 |
Epilogue | 296 |
List of Major Specimens Collected by Barnum Brown on Display in the AMNH Fossil Halls | 304 |
Discovery Excavation and Preparation of the Type Specimen Tyrannosaurus rex | 309 |
Summary of Fossil Collections by Barnum Brown and His AMNH Crews | 312 |
Notes | 315 |
Other editions - View all
Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered <i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i> Lowell Dingus,Mark Norell Limited preview - 2010 |
Barnum Brown: The Man who Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex Lowell Dingus,Mark Norell No preview available - 2010 |
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