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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100375507957
ISBN-139780375507953
eBay Product ID (ePID)1986800
Product Key Features
Book TitleLost Dinosaurs of Egypt
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Paleontology
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science
AuthorWilliam Nothdurft, Josh Smith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight18.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-075172
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The Lost Dinosaurs of Egyptrecounts an amazing but little-known episode in the history of dinosaur hunting. On the eve of World War I, an amazing cache of strange Cretaceous-age dinosaurs was discovered in the Great Western Desert of Egypt. With considerable difficulty, this collection was brought to Munich, only to vanish in the flames of World War II. A few years ago a young soldier-turned-researcher set out on a quest to rediscover the site and was successful beyond his wildest expectations when his team uncovered bones of one of the largest dinosaurs ever found. This remarkable account of these discoveries relates an exciting story involving dinosaurs, exploration, and the tides of European history. Seldom have I been so captivated by a book on exploration." -Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues, president elect, Society of Vertebrate Paleon- tology, and vice president, Collections and Research, Royal Ontario Museum "If you lovedIndiana Jones, you'll adore this tale of two dinosaur hunters whose expeditions to Egypt, separated by nearly a century of warfare and mystery, brought to light what may have been the largest creature that ever walked the earth." -Erik Larson, author ofIsaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History "Nothdurft gracefully interweaves the team's exploits with Stromer's own Bahariya experiences. . . First-rate popular science." -Publishers Weekly, "The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt recounts an amazing but little-known episode in the history of dinosaur hunting. On the eve of World War I, an amazing cache of strange Cretaceous-age dinosaurs was discovered in the Great Western Desert of Egypt. With considerable difficulty, this collection was brought to Munich, only to vanish in the flames of World War II. A few years ago a young soldier-turned-researcher set out on a quest to rediscover the site and was successful beyond his wildest expectations when his team uncovered bones of one of the largest dinosaurs ever found. This remarkable account of these discoveries relates an exciting story involving dinosaurs, exploration, and the tides of European history. Seldom have I been so captivated by a book on exploration." -Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues, president elect, Society of Vertebrate Paleon- tology, and vice president, Collections and Research, Royal Ontario Museum "If you loved Indiana Jones, you'll adore this tale of two dinosaur hunters whose expeditions to Egypt, separated by nearly a century of warfare and mystery, brought to light what may have been the largest creature that ever walked the earth." -Erik Larson, author of Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History "Nothdurft gracefully interweaves the team's exploits with Stromer's own Bahariya experiences. . . First-rate popular science." -Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal567.9/0962
SynopsisThe author describes how he joined a team of scientists in Egypt to retrace the 1911 expedition of Ernst Streomer, whose seminal work was lost during World War II, and details their discoveries, including a new genus of dinosaur.
LC Classification NumberQE862.S3N68 2002
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- 08. Jan. 2020
Ancient find in Egypt
I purchased this book for my husband after seeing a documentary about the adventures of German paleontologist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenback, on a recent PBS station or Nova, here in Seattle, WA , November/December 2018? Years ago, in the 1960's my husband was offered a doctoral scholarship in archaeology when he was in Seminary at the Pacific School of Religion in San Francisco, and did in fact spend the summer of 1969, at an archaeology dig in Israel. Though he did not pursue the doctorate, he has always been interested in Egyptian and mid Eastern history. He is quite amazed at learning of this find in Egypt about lost dinosaurs and the book written about same, which until recently he had never heard of and finds the book quite intriguing.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Aug. 2022
Fascinating history and science.
Reads like an adventure novel, but I'm biased so I find such books especially interesting. Well written by pros who well know the subject matter and can relate it with ease.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
