{"product_id":"barnum-brown-lowell-dingus-9780520252646","title":"Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex","description":"From his stunning discovery of \u003ci\u003eTyrannosaurus rex \u003c\/i\u003eone 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. \u003ci\u003eBarnum Brown \u003c\/i\u003ebrushes 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 Drawing on Brown's field correspondence and unpublished notes, and on the writings of his daughter and his two wives, it discloses for the first time details about his life and travels--from his youth on the western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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lowell Dingus, Mark Norell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520252640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520252646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2010 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2010 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2010","brand":"Lowell Dingus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056214339839,"sku":"9780520252646","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a79fea8-ed56-4822-9293-95bcad0ee98b.jpg?v=1685040129","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barnum-brown-lowell-dingus-9780520252646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}