[First edition]. "An Autobiography ." Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Original grey boards with blue cloth spine, bright and clean; pictorial (Colbert in the fields) dust jacket, with minor creasing at bottom of front panel, and faint rubbing at spine ends. A fine copy.

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Title: Digging into the Past.
Publisher: New York: Dembner Books, 1989.
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0942637089
ISBN 13: 9780942637083
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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The eminent paleontologist recounts his Missouri childhood, the trials of becoming a full-fledged scientist, his many expeditions, and the unearthing of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift and sheds light on the age of dinosaurs

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One of the country's preeminent paleontologists, who was for many years curator and chairman of the department of Vertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, here tells the story of his life. He describes his childhood, his schooling, the development of his career, his marriage, his fossil discoveries, his extensive travels and his friendships with famous (and often eccentric) personalities in the scientific world. Anecdotes about his mentor at the Museum of Natural History, the imperious Henry Fairfield Osborn, are particularly entertaining. The book contains a good deal of information about the field work and research involved in the science of paleontology, and accounts of life behind the scenes at the museum. But many of the particulars of Colbert's personal life will hold more interest for old friends than for the general public. Illustrations not seen by PW.
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