House of Lost Worlds: Dinosaurs, Dynasties, and the Story of Life on Earth
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300226926 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Delving into the museum’s storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum’s history. C. A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights.. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody’s history and special objects from the museum’s 13-million-item collections. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Readers will encou
This book sparkles with delightful stories and anecdotes.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review. “A rich and enthusiastic history
"The Importance of Natural History Museums" according to paperlady. An interesting "back-stage" look at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale and how it changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant information and delights. I've been volunteering there for 28 years and still learned a lot of new "stuff" about the people and collections.. Dad"Highly recommend, well done book makes the adventure real" according to Dad2Highly recommend, well done book makes the adventure real Dad24sons Superb and vivid writing about a subject that is far more of am adventure story than one might anticipate. I visited the Peabody Museum just before I bought the book and feel I understand the place much more than before. I have recommended the book to friends, one of whom turned out to be a distant relative of O.C. Marsh! Fine book.. sons. Superb and vivid writing about a subject that is far more of am adventure story than one might anticipate. I visited the Peabody Museum just before I bought the book and feel I understand the place much more than before. I have recommended the book to friends, one of whom turned out to be a distant relative of O.C. Marsh! Fine book.. Highly recommend, well done book makes the adventure real Dad24sons Superb and vivid writing about a subject that is far more of am adventure story than one might anticipate. I visited the Peabody Museum just before I bought the book and feel I understand the place much more than before. I have recommended the book to friends, one of whom turned out to be a distant relative of O.C. Marsh! Fine book.. sons said Highly recommend, well done book makes the adventure real. Superb and vivid writing about a subject that is far more of am adventure story than one might anticipate. I visited the Peabody Museum just before I bought the book and feel I understand the place much more than before. I have recommended the book to friends, one of whom turned out to be a distant relative of O.C. Marsh! Fine book.. Kimm J. Hamann said Five Stars. Wonderful and interesting book - if you're a natural history lover, read this!